Uptown Saturday Night (1974) on Netflix
Steve Jackson and Wardell Franklin slip out to Madame Zenobia's, an illegal nightclub. A holdup takes Steve's wallet, which holds a winning lottery ticket. The two set out to recover it.
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Steve Jackson works at a steel mill, and Wardell Franklin drives a taxi; the two men are best friends. Steve is a confident, flirtatious family man, while Wardell has a carefree attitude and acts on impulse. Wardell talks Steve into a Saturday night at Madame Zenobia's, an illegal club. Robbers raid the place and take the cash, the jewelry and Steve's wallet. Only afterward does Steve realize that the lottery ticket in that wallet is worth $50,000. He and Wardell set out to recover it, and they seek help from the gangster Dan "Geechie Dan" Beauford, who is short-tempered and has a rival gangster of his own. Beauford proves open to persuasion where money is concerned.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Uptown Saturday Night (1974)
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- Shortly after Uptown Saturday Night's release, NBC commissioned a sitcom pilot version starring Cleavon Little and Adam Wade in the roles played by Bill Cosby and Sidney Poitier. The pilot did not sell, but NBC aired it in the summer of 1979 as part of Comedy Theater, a showcase of unsold pilots.
