Boss Nigger (1975)

Black bounty hunter, Boss (Blaxploitation stalwart Fred Williamson) and his comic-relief sidekick, Amos (D’Urville Martin) ride into a small frightened frontier town out West in pursuit of an outlaw. They discover the town has no sheriff and soon take over that position, much to the chagrin of the mostly white townsfolk.

Much of the film comprises scenes of Boss and Amos humiliating white people while they pursue a criminal named Jed Clayton (William Smith), a standard-issue Western villain who kills for fun and profit.

“Sorry, we can’t stay for supper,” Boss says in a moment indicative of the film’s obviousness, “but we got us mo’ whiteys to catch.”

The wit of the film is in Williamson’s performance in the title role as a strong, two-fisted, gun-toting character who is an immensely self-assured parody of the ‘man with no name’ played by Clint Eastwood in Sergio Leone’s films.

Williamson co-wrote and co-produced the brazenly-titled Western with director Jack Arnold.

Boss Nigger
Fred Williamson
Amos
D’Urville Martin
Mayor
R.G. Armstrong
Jed Clayton
William Smith
Clara Mae
Carmen Hayworth
Miss Pruitt
Barbara Leigh
Doc
Don Barry
Blacksmith Pete
Ben Zeller
Marguerita
Carmen Zapata
Storekeeper
Bruce Gordon
Bad Foot
Sonny Robbins
Park
Don Hayes
Todd
Paul Conlan
Pancho
Mark Brito
Pedro
Joe Alfasa
Pedro’s Wife
Lou Brito
Clerk
Kip Allen
Drunk
Jonathan Bahnks
Wash Lady
Sonny Cooper
Mayor’s Man
Phil Mead
Walter
Paul Barby
Dan
Luke Jones
Paul
Don Hawn
Bubbles
V. Phipps-Wilson

Director
Jack Arnold