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Uptown Saturday Night

Directed by Sidney Poitier
1974    1h 44m    PG
Comedy, Action, Crime
6.670%80%
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Steve Jackson and Wardell Franklin sneak out of their houses to visit Madame Zenobia's: a high-class but illegal nightclub. During their visit, however, the place is robbed and they are forced to hand over their wallets. Steve's wallet turns out to have contained a winning lottery ticket, and together they must recover their stolen property.
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Cast of Uptown Saturday Night
  • Sidney PoitierSteve Jackson
  • Bill CosbyWardell Franklin
  • Harry BelafonteGeechie Dan Beauford
  • Flip WilsonThe Reverend
  • Richard PryorSharp Eye Washington
  • Calvin LockhartSilky Slim
  • Rosalind CashSarah Jackson
  • Roscoe Lee BrowneCongressman Lincoln
  • Paula KellyLeggy Peggy
  • Lee ChamberlinMadame Zenobia
  • Johnny SekkaGeechie's Henchman
  • Lincoln KilpatrickSlim's Henchman #1
  • Ketty LesterIrma
  • Don MarshallSlim's Henchman #2
  • Harold NicholasLittle Seymour
  • Jophery C. BrownGeechie Dan's Henchman (uncredited)
  • Juanita BrownCongressman Lincoln's Receptionist (uncredited)
  • Morris BuchananWaldorf Patron (uncredited)
  • Richard L. DuranWaldorf Patron (uncredited)
  • Paul HarrisPolice Officer (uncredited)
  • Stevie MackChurch Member (uncredited)
  • Earl MaynardWaldorf Bartender (uncredited)
  • Gene McDanielsMember of the Choir (uncredited)
  • Marie O'HenryGirl at Robbery Scene (uncredited)
  • Ray Parker, Jr.Ray (uncredited)
  • Stack PierceGambler in Tuxedo (uncredited)
  • Cyril PoitierRock (uncredited)
  • George ReynoldsBig Percy (uncredited)
  • Richard WarrenDriver (uncredited)
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