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Friday Foster
Why this pick
Pam Grier brings the same unflappable authority to this brisk, stylish 1970s mystery, as a photographer pulled into a dangerous conspiracy with sharp banter and street-level momentum.
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MOVIE1975 1h 30m USA
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Private investigator Sheba Shayne (Grier) returns from Chicago, Illinois to her hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, to confront thugs who are trying to intimidate her father Andy into dissolving or handing over his family insurance company business. Sheba teams up with her partner's father, Brick Williams, and the two rekindle their old romance. Driving in her father's car, Sheba is nearly killed when the vehicle explodes. The local police warn Sheba against continuing to pursue her investigation, but she persists.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Austin Stoker
Brick Williams
D'Urville Martin
Pilot
Christopher Joy
Walker
Pam Grier
Sheba Shayne
Rudy Challenger
Andy Shayne