The Liberation of L.B. Jones 54 years old

Some of his best friends were black... some of her best friends were white.

The Liberation of L.B. Jones

Undertaker L.B. Jones, the richest black man in his county of Tennessee, is divorcing his wife for infidelity with a white policeman. Taking a stand against racism, he is greeted with a hostile bunch of Southern bigots and other various stereotypes.

Credits

The Liberation of L.B. Jones Cast

Name Character
Lee Majors He was 30, now 84 years old as Steve Mundine
Lee J. Cobb He was 58, 64 years old when he died as Oman Hedgepath
Dub Taylor He was 63, 87 years old when he died as Mayor
Barbara Hershey She was 22, now 76 years old as Nella Mundine
Ray Teal He was 68, 74 years old when he died as Police Chief
Anthony Zerbe He was 33, now 87 years old as Willie Joe Worth
Yaphet Kotto He was 30, now 84 years old as Sonny Boy Mosby
Brenda Sykes She was 20, now 74 years old as Jelly
Chill Wills He was 67, 76 years old when he died as Mr. Ike
Eve McVeagh She was 50, 78 years old when she died as Miss Griggs
Arch Johnson He was 48, 75 years old when he died as Stanley Bumpas
Roscoe Lee Browne He was 44, 81 years old when he died as Lord Byron ("L.B.") Jones
Lola Falana She was 27, now 81 years old as Emma Jones
Fayard Nicholas He was 55, 91 years old when he died as Benny Smith
Lauren Jones She was 12, now 41 years old as Erleen Parsons
Zara Cully She was 78, 86 years old when she died as Mama Lavorn

The Liberation of L.B. Jones Crew

Name Department
Robert Surtees as Director of Photography. He was 63 (78) years old when He died Camera
Carl Kress as Editor. He was 33 (28) years old when He died Editing
Frank Tuttle as Set Decoration. He was 77 (70) years old when He died Art
Elmer Bernstein as Original Music Composer. He was 47 (82) years old when He died Sound
William Wyler as Director. He was 67 (79) years old when He died Directing
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The Liberation of L.B. Jones (54 years)

Some of his best friends were black... some of her best friends were white.

  • Release day: Wednesday, March 18, 1970
  • Runtime: 102 minutes