Come Back, Charleston Blue (1972)

Sequel to Cotton comes to Harlem. Another bad influence is hitting Harlem and Gravedigger and Coffin Ed are the two cops who will stop it. Charleston Blue was a prohibition era black ... See full summary »

Director:

Mark Warren

Writers:

Peggy Elliott, Chester Himes (novel),

Stars:

Godfrey Cambridge, Raymond St. Jacques, Peter De Anda

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Godfrey Cambridge	...	Gravedigger Jones
Raymond St. Jacques	...	Coffin Ed Johnson
Peter De Anda	...	Joe
Percy Rodrigues	...	Bryce
Jonelle Allen	...	Carol
Maxwell Glanville	...	Caspar
Minnie Gentry	...	Her Majesty
Dick Sabol	...	Jarema
Leonardo Cimino	...	Frank Mago
Toney Brealond	...	Drag Queen
Tim Pelt	...	Earl J
Marcia McBroom	...	Girl Barber
Darryl Knibb	...	Douglas
Joseph Ray	...	Bubba
Adam Wade	...	Benjy

Storyline

Sequel to Cotton comes to Harlem. Another bad influence is hitting Harlem and Gravedigger and Coffin Ed are the two cops who will stop it. Charleston Blue was a prohibition era black gangster, dead 4 decades. When he seems to have reappeared, once again slitting throats with his Blue straight edge razors, the two cops begin a complicated search for some answers.

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Plot Keywords:

sequel | comma in title | new york city | color in title | four word title | 

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Taglines:

Those 'Cotton Comes To Harlem' cops are at it again!

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Genres:

Action | Comedy

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 June 1972 (USA)

Also Known As:

Deixem a Cidade Se Vingar

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Formosa Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The screenplay for the film is inspired by the legacies of real life Harlem gangsters Bumpy Johnson and Frank Lucas. The character of Joe (the fake Charleston Blue) resembles the actual Frank Lucas, who was a major drug dealer around Harlem and Newark, during the time the film was made. There are numerous parallels between the Charleston Blue persona and Frank Lucas, who was known for his "Blue Magic" brand of heroin.

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Quotes

Gravedigger Jones: Blink once and you're dead.
Coffin Ed Johnson: Blink twice and you're buried.

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Connections

Followed by A Rage in Harlem (1991)

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Soundtracks

"COME BACK CHARLESTON BLUE"
Music by Donny Hathaway
Lyrics by Quincy Jones and Al Cleveland
Sung by Donny Hathaway and Valerie Simpson

User Reviews

Come Back came strong

I think the reason I really liked this movie so much is as a child, I remember seeing "Cotton comes to Harlem" on NBC and thought, wow, two black detectives who actually did detecting and didn't do much 'shuck and jiving'. They took their business protecting the streets and the black people of Harlem seriously. Godfrey Cambridge and Raymond St. Jacques are sorely missed! The movie, "A Rage in Harlem" was sooooo awful. Why can't somebody remake THAT, instead of remakes of fairly successful movies or comics or TV shows that were at the best, minor league (Dukes of Hazzard, BeWitched). Give me a break. Somebody will try to do a remake of the Jeffersons next!MY GOD!!!