Sal Watts (2 results)
Solomon King (Original poster for the 1974 Blaxploitation film)
Sal Watts (director, screenwriter, starring); Tanya Boyd, James Watts, Louis Zito (starring); Jack Bomay (director)
Published by Stage Struck Productions / Entertainment Pyramid, N.p. 1974
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerVintage one sheet poster for the 1974 Blaxploitation film. A former Green Beret turned detective and nightclub owner seeks revenge on the men responsible for his girlfriend's death. Written, produced, and directed by Oakland Channel 20 television talk show host Sal Watts, the film was for years considered lost, until 2022, when…it was restored and re-released by Deaf Crocodile Films. Set in California and the Middle East, shot on location in Oakland. 27 x 41 inches, folded as issued. Very Good plus, lightly worn at the creases, with a couple small chips at the left and right edges. Howard, Blaxploitation Cinema, p. 195.
Solomon King [Black Agent Lucky King] (Original poster for the 1974 Blaxploitation film)
Sal Watts (director, screenwriter, starring); Jack Bomay (director); Jim Alston (story); James Watts, Samaki Bennett, Claudio Russo (starring)
Published by N.p., N.p. 1974
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerVintage two-color one sheet poster for the 1974 film, here under its original release title, "Black Agent Lucky King." Former Oakland Channel 20 television talk show host, Sal Watts, in response to complaints from his audience about current black action films, was determined to make a quality motion picture for African American…audiences. The result was "Solomon King," which Watts produced, wrote, co-directed, and starred, a first for an independent black producer. Believed lost, this obscure Blaxploitation classic is scheduled for restoration and re-release from Deaf Crocodile Films in 2022. Ex-Green Beret Solomon King (Watts) vows vengeance when his former lover, Princess Oneeba is murdered by Arab agents from the country she once escaped. With the aid of several fellow Vietnam veterans, brother Maney King, and CIA agent O'Malley, King plans a commando raid into the Arab country to kill the hit man. Featuring a cameo from Watt's friend, baseball player Tito Fuentes. Set in Oakland, California and an undisclosed Arab nation, shot on location in Oakland, California. 27 x 41 inches, folded as issued. Very Good, with pinholes, some creasing and soiling, two modest closed tears, three small chips, and an annotation in manuscript ink on the outer middle right margin. Howard, Blaxploitation Cinema, p. 195.
