A racist insurance agent lives in a typical suburban neighborhood, but his bigoted world of taunting and harassing black people on and off the job is turned upside down when his skin inexplicably turns dark overnight.
Cast
Godfrey Cambridge
Jefferson Washington 'Jeff' Gerber
Estelle Parsons
Althea Janine Gerber
Howard Caine
Mr. Townsend
D'Urville Martin
Bus Driver
Mantan Moreland
Joe the Counterman
Erin Moran
Janice Gerber
Scott Garrett
Burton Gerber
Paul Williams
Employment Office Clerk
Kay E. Kuter
Dr. Wainwright
Kay Kimberly
Erica
Irving Selbst
Mr. Johnson
Emil Sitka
Delivery Man
Lawrence Parke
1st Passenger
Karl Lukas
Policeman #2
Ralph Montgomery
Drugstore Boss
Charles Lampkin
Dr. Catlin
Erik L. Nelson
Doorman
Donna Dubrow
Receptionist
Frank Farmer
Andy Brandon
Ron Pinkard
Policeman, Policeman (uncredited)
Niva Ruschell
Housewife
Ray Ballard
3rd Passenger
Robert Dagny
2nd Passenger
Vivian Rhodes
Gladys
Matthias Uitz
Cab Driver
Rhodie Cogan
Mrs. Johnson
Hazel Medina
Widow
Paul Bradley
Club Member (uncredited)
Niva Ruschell
Housewife (uncredited)
Eddie Smith
Instructor (uncredited)
Robert Lewis
Exercising Student (uncredited)
Clarence M. Landry
Exercising Student (uncredited)
Mae Clarke
Old Woman (uncredited)
Melvin Van Peebles
Sign Painter (uncredited)
Charles Fogel
Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
David Cadiente
Diner Patron (uncredited)
Almira Sessions
Woman on Bus (uncredited)
George DeNormand
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Murray Pollack
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Anthony Redondo
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Tony Regan
Buss Passenger (uncredited)
Leon Alton
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Walt Davis
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Ethelreda Leopold
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Tina Menard
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Hans Moebus
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Clark Ross
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Robert Strong
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Jimmy Payne
Minor Role (uncredited)
Crew
Melvin Van Peebles
Director, Original Music Composer
Herman Raucher
Writer
Carl Kress
Editor
W. Wallace Kelley
Director of Photography
Sheldon Schrager
Assistant Director
Leon Mirell
Executive Producer
John B. Bennett
Producer
Virginia Jones
Hairstylist
Ben Lane
Makeup Supervisor
Luke Wolfram
Sound Editor
John H. Newman
Sound Editor
Les Fresholtz
Sound
John Burton
Set Decoration
Willie Harris
Stunts
Sydney Z. Litwack
Art Direction
Malcolm C. Bert
Art Direction
