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Uptown Saturday Night

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Uptown Saturday Night

They get funny when you mess with their money.

6.1

1h 44m

1974

“They get funny when you mess with their money.”

Synopsis

Two blue-collar buddies search the underworld for a winning lottery ticket lost in a nightclub holdup.

Director

Sidney Poitier

Trailer

ComedyCrimeAction

robberygamblingghettomale friendshiplotteryurbanlottery ticket

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Cast & Crew

Sidney Poitier

Sidney Poitier

as Steve Jackson

Bill Cosby

Bill Cosby

as Wardell Franklin

Harry Belafonte

Harry Belafonte

as Geechie Dan Beauford

Flip Wilson

Flip Wilson

as The Reverend

Richard Pryor

Richard Pryor

as Sharp Eye Washington

Calvin Lockhart

Calvin Lockhart

as Silky Slim

Rosalind Cash

Rosalind Cash

as Sarah Jackson

Roscoe Lee Browne

Roscoe Lee Browne

as Congressman Lincoln

Paula Kelly

Paula Kelly

as Leggy Peggy

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