Richard Ward Movies

After discovering he's not really black like the rest of his family, likable dimwit Navin Johnson sets off on a hilarious misadventure that takes him...

The new warden of a small prison farm in Arkansas tries to clean it up of corruption after initially posing as an inmate.

Warren Maxwell, the owner of a run-down plantation, pressures his son, Hammond, to marry and produce an heir to inherit the plantation. Hammond...

In a daring robbery, some $300,000 is taken from the Italian mob. Several mafiosi are killed, as are two policemen. Lt. Pope and Capt. Mattelli are...

A proud black man and his school-teacher wife face discriminatory challenges in 1960s America.

A policeman devises an unorthodox plan for bringing criminals to justice after his partner is brutally gunned down.

Henrietta Robbins borrows money from a loan shark to finance her husband's investment in the stock market. However, when their stock plummets, she...

A young couple in a car exactly like Starsky's is killed by hitmen and word is out on the street that there's a contract out on Starsky and Hutch....

Two disillusioned New York policemen plan a $10 million robbery to fuel their low pensions, only to run into one debacle after another in the process.

Black Like Me is the true account of John Griffin's experiences when he passed as a black man.

A kid from the neighborhood goes to work for the Mafia as a collector.

The story, set in Kansas during the 1920's, covers less than a year in the life of a black teenager, and documents the veritable deluge of events...

A fifteen-year-old boy wants to buy a gun from an adult racketeer named Priest, in order to become president of the gang to which he belongs, and to...

Two policemen are suspected of excessive violence and causing two deaths. The investigation brings to light, little by little, the whole truth.

An enigmatic man returns to his Alabama hometown as his sister is dying of cancer and incites the suspicion of notable town officials.

The last few days in the life of Socrates, including his trial.

This 1977 drama by Phillip Hayes Dean, deals with the sad division between what a man hopes for and what he achieves. In the title role, Dick Anthony...

The hard-working but struggling crew of a shrimp boat discover a sunken treasure. Trouble ensues in this dramatic black-cast production.

“As the German blitz raids reach their 39th day further air raids are to be expected at anytime…” At BBC broadcasting House, Bruce...

After moving to Chicago from the South just as the civil rights movement takes hold, the members of an African American family led by steely...