Uptown Saturday Night (1974)

Synopsis: Blue-collar buddies Steve and Wardell decide to hang out at an illicit gambling joint one Saturday night. But they lose their shirts (literally) when robbers force them and everyone else to strip... Blue-collar buddies Steve and Wardell decide to hang out at an illicit gambling joint one Saturday night. But they lose their shirts (literally) when robbers force them and everyone else to strip and give up their valuables. As if that weren't bad enough, Steve makes a frightening discovery after the crime: inside his stolen wallet was a winning lottery ticket worth $50,000! The horrified duo hire a bumbling detective and set out to find the crooks. During their wild adventure they encounter a number of odd characters, including two rival ganglords--one of whom is responsible for the gambling house robbery... [More]

Starring: Bill Cosby, Sidney Poitier, Flip Wilson, Harry Belafonte

Starring: Bill Cosby, Sidney Poitier, Flip Wilson, Harry Belafonte, Richard Pryor, Rosalind Cash, Roscoe Lee Browne, Paul Kelly

Director: Sidney Poitier

Director: Sidney Poitier
Producer: Melville Tucker
Screenwriter: Richard Wesley
Composer: Tom Scott

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