The Liberation of L.B. Jones
The Liberation of L.B. Jones is a 1970 American neo noir film directed by William Wyler, his final project in a career that spanned 45 years.
Plot
L.B. Jones, a wealthy African-American funeral director in fictional Somerton, Tennessee, seeks legal representation from the local law firm run by Oman Hedgepath and his newlywed nephew Steve Mundine. Jones is seeking a divorce from his considerably younger wife Emma, alleging she had an affair with white police officer Willie Joe Worth, whom he suspects is the biological father of her unborn child.
More details
| author | Stirling Silliphant |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Tennessee |
| director | William Wyler |
| editor | Carl Kress |
| genre | drama romance |
| keywords | abandon beat black community cut force funeral director handcuff hang horrify kill law firm move out murder murder weapon newlywed nothing police officer revenge killing |
| musicBy | Elmer Bernstein |
| producer | A. Ronald Lubin |
| productionCompany | Liberation Company |
| publisher | Columbia Pictures |
| theme | noir |