Uptown Saturday Night (1974)
Overview
Two blue-collar buddies search the underworld for a winning lottery ticket lost in a nightclub holdup.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $3,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $6,700,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 4.034 |
Directed By
Sidney Poitier
Crew
Sidney Poitier
Charles Spurgeon
Melville Tucker
Monty Westmore
Robert De Vestel
Alfred Sweeney
Pembroke J. Herring
Richard Wesley
Tom Scott
Pembroke J. Herring
William Ladd Skinner
Fred J. Koenekamp
Mickey McCardle
Jophery C. Brown
Henry Kingi
Bob Herron
TOP CAST
Sidney Poitier
Steve Jackson
Bill Cosby
Wardell Franklin
Harry Belafonte
Geechie Dan Beauford
Flip Wilson
The Reverend
Richard Pryor
Sharp Eye Washington
Calvin Lockhart
Silky Slim
Rosalind Cash
Sarah Jackson
Roscoe Lee Browne
Congressman Lincoln
Paula Kelly
Leggy Peggy
Lee Chamberlin
Madame Zenobia
Johnny Sekka
Geechie's Henchman
Lincoln Kilpatrick
Slim's Henchman #1
Ketty Lester
Irma
Don Marshall
Slim's Henchman #2
Harold Nicholas
Little Seymour
Jophery C. Brown
Geechie Dan's Henchman (uncredited)
Juanita Brown
Congressman Lincoln's Receptionist (uncredited)
Morris Buchanan
Waldorf Patron (uncredited)
Richard L. Duran
Waldorf Patron (uncredited)
Paul Harris
Police Officer (uncredited)
Stevie Mack
Church Member (uncredited)
Earl Maynard
Waldorf Bartender (uncredited)
Gene McDaniels
Member of the Choir (uncredited)
Marie O'Henry
Girl at Robbery Scene (uncredited)
Ray Parker, Jr.
Ray (uncredited)
Stack Pierce
Gambler in Tuxedo (uncredited)
Cyril Poitier
Rock (uncredited)
George Reynolds
Big Percy (uncredited)
Richard Warren
Driver (uncredited)
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