Brother John (1971)

Starring:

• Sidney Poitier
• Beverly Todd
• Will Geer
• Lincoln Kilpatrick
• Richard Ward
• Paul Winfield
• Bradford Dillman
• Ramon Bieri
• Warren J. Kemmerling
• P. Jay Sidney
• Zara Cully
• Michael Bell
• Howard Rice
• Darlene Rice
• Harry Davis
• Lynn Hamilton

Storyline

He left home as a child. He traveled the world and visited places few men have seen. There is no way to contact him. Yet, whenever a death occurs in the family, he knows to return home. He just knows. Visiting his Alabama hometown for his sister's funeral, an enigmatic black man, John Kane (Sidney Poitier), is appalled by the discrimination and hatred he witnesses. There is a strike going on at the same time as the funeral, and some in the community assume he is an outside agitator. In reality, Kane is much more than anyone could imagine.

Bare Knuckles (1977)

Starring:

• Robert Viharo
• Sherry Jackson
• Michael Heit
• Gloria Hendry

IMDB.com
This is one tough little movie that races along in a series of well done fistic confrontations until its hero bounty hunter Zachary Kane gets his man in a long,drawnout slug fest which brings the picture to a satisfying if exhausting conclusion.Rugged leading man Robert Viharo as Kane makes for a charismatic lead along the lines of the great William Smith whom he resembles.It is typical of many "B" 70s actioners that emerged at the time but is better than most as it has strong,convincing performances from a generally unfamiliar cast and does not pretend to be anything more than what it is;namely a satisfyingly macho thriller that is worth 90 minutes or so of anyone's time.