Review of Buck and the Preacher (1972) by Allan C — 05 Jun 2015

Okay western that gets credit for making telling a western story from a black perspective and not a blaxploitation/Fred Williamson type of grind house hyperbolic perspective. Sidney Poitier plays a wagon master who gets hooked up with a con man posing as a preacher.

The two then help lead a wagon train of freed slaves to a safe homiest and protect the group from unscrupulous bounty hunters. The film has a comedic light touch, but does also manage to include social commentary that's pertinent to the modern race relations.

Cameron Mitchell plays the main baddie and Benny Carter provides a catchy harmonica based score.