The Guy from Harlem

The Guy from Harlem

He's Clean ... Mean ... A Fighting Machine!

197786 min3.4 / 10

A straightforward blaxploitation action thriller built on a tough hero's street smarts and fighting prowess against criminal villains.

Tough streetwise private investigator Al Connors, who works in Florida but originally hails from Harlem, is hired by the CIA to guard a visiting African princess. Moreover, Connors uses all his sharp street smarts and fierce fighting skills to find another woman who's been abducted by the evil Big Daddy.

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