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Come Back Charleston Blue

  • 19721972
  • PGPG
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
335
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Come Back Charleston Blue (1972)
ActionComedyCrime
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 gangste... Read allSequel 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 ... Read allSequel 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.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
335
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Mark Warren
  • Writers
    • Chester Himes(based on a novel by)
    • Ernest Kinoy(screenplay)
    • Peggy Elliott(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Godfrey Cambridge
    • Raymond St. Jacques
    • Peter De Anda
  • Director
    • Mark Warren
  • Writers
    • Chester Himes(based on a novel by)
    • Ernest Kinoy(screenplay)
    • Peggy Elliott(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Godfrey Cambridge
    • Raymond St. Jacques
    • Peter De Anda
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 7User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    Godfrey Cambridge and Raymond St. Jacques in Come Back Charleston Blue (1972)
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    Godfrey Cambridge
    Godfrey Cambridge
    • Gravedigger Jones
    Raymond St. Jacques
    Raymond St. Jacques
    • Coffin Ed Johnson
    Peter De Anda
    • Joe
    Percy Rodrigues
    Percy Rodrigues
    • Bryce
    Jonelle Allen
    Jonelle Allen
    • Carol
    Maxwell Glanville
    • Caspar
    Minnie Gentry
    • Her Majesty
    Dick Sabol
    • Jarema
    Leonardo Cimino
    Leonardo Cimino
    • Frank Mago
    Toney Brealond
    • Drag Queen
    Tim Pelt
    • Earl J
    Marcia McBroom
    Marcia McBroom
    • Girl Barber
    Darryl Knibb
    • Douglas
    Joseph Ray
    • Bubba
    Adam Wade
    Adam Wade
    • Benjy
    Dorothi Fox
    • Streetwalker
    Steve Vignari
    • Monsignor
    Teddy Wilson
    Teddy Wilson
    • Cemetery Guard
    • (as Theodore Wilson)
    • Director
      • Mark Warren
    • Writers
      • Chester Himes(based on a novel by)
      • Ernest Kinoy(screenplay)
      • Peggy Elliott(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      This film and They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970) are notable as among the first sequels to a color cop movie, long before the first sequel to Dirty Harry (1971) came out. Even more remarkable, both of these films featured African-American protagonists.
    • Quotes

      Gravedigger Jones: [Charleston Blue's coffin is opened up, and a straight razor is found, which Gravedigger picks up] Well, maybe Charleston Blue has come back... As an angel.

      Coffin Ed Johnson: Ain't no black angels... Except us.

    • Connections
      Featured in Trailer Trauma Part 4: Television Trauma (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      COME BACK CHARLESTON BLUE
      Music by Donny Hathaway

      Lyrics by Quincy Jones and Al Cleveland

      Sung by Donny Hathaway and Valerie Simpson

    User reviews7

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    9/10
    One of the better movies of Soul Cinema
    Charleston Blue, is one of my favorites. I just wish it got more recognition. Very entertaining..full of action together with the charm and wit of Gravedigger Jones and Coffin Ed. I enjoyed Cotton Comes to Harlem, but loved this one. The description says a sequel to Cotton..Harlem but it is more of a sequel of the rough but effective detective duo Gravedigger Jones and Coffin Ed. This movie definitely keeps you laughing, keeps you in suspense, but also delivers a powerful message about drugs in the black community. I too have been searching for the DVD and will be first in line to get it when it is released, I am confident it will be released and soon. This is one of the Soul Cinema movies that is a must have for my collection.
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    • ladybug7903
    • Jul 6, 2007

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 21, 1973 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Heat's On
    • Filming locations
      • Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production company
      • Formosa Productions
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $343,256
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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