
Uptown Saturday Night (1974)
Released:
1974-07-26
Duration:
1hr 44min
Rating 6.1
They get funny when you mess with their money.
Overview
Two blue-collar buddies search the underworld for a winning lottery ticket lost in a nightclub holdup.
Production Companies
Verdon Productions Limited

First Artists

Warner Bros. Pictures
Additional Info
Budget | $3,000,000.00 |
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Revenue | $6,700,000.00 |
Original Language | en |
Popularity | 3.689 |
Directed By
Sidney Poitier
Crew
Director
Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier
Special Effects
Charles Spurgeon
Charles Spurgeon
Writer
Richard Wesley
Richard Wesley
Producer
Melville Tucker
Melville Tucker
Associate Producer
Pembroke J. Herring
Pembroke J. Herring
Original Music Composer
Tom Scott
Tom Scott
Director of Photography
Fred J. Koenekamp
Fred J. Koenekamp
Editor
Pembroke J. Herring
Pembroke J. Herring
Production Design
Alfred Sweeney
Alfred Sweeney
Set Decoration
Robert De Vestel
Robert De Vestel
Makeup Artist
Monty Westmore
Monty Westmore
Production Manager
Mickey McCardle
Mickey McCardle
Set Designer
William Ladd Skinner
William Ladd Skinner
Stunts
Jophery C. Brown
Jophery C. Brown
Stunts
Henry Kingi
Henry Kingi
Stunts
Bob Herron
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)