Come Back, Charleston Blue

"A ghost has come back to Harlem--and started the wildest gang war ever."

1972 1h 40m EN

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4.8

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★4.8TMDB · 4

CrimeActionComedy

Synopsis

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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.

“A ghost has come back to Harlem--and started the wildest gang war ever.”

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Cast

Godfrey Cambridge
Gravedigger Jones
Raymond St. Jacques
Coffin Ed Johnson
Peter De Anda
Joe
Percy Rodriguez
Bryce
Jonelle Allen
Carol
Maxwell Glanville
Caspar
Minnie Gentry
Her Majesty
Dick Sabol
Jarema

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mark Warren
Writers: Bontche Schweig, Peggy Elliott
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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54 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Gravedigger Jones and Coffin Ed Johnson Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mark Warren, shot by Richard C. Kratina. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Donny Hathaway. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor George Bowers shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Godfrey Cambridge and Raymond St. Jacques and Peter De Anda carry the top of the cast.

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CAST

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Marketing tagline: "A ghost has come back to Harlem--and started the wildest gang war ever.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0068403 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Mark Warren directs. Richard C. Kratina behind the camera. Donny Hathaway scores. George Bowers cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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154 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Part of the "Gravedigger Jones and Coffin Ed Johnson Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Mark Warren, shot by Richard C. Kratina. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Donny Hathaway. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor George Bowers shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Godfrey Cambridge and Raymond St. Jacques and Peter De Anda carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "A ghost has come back to Harlem--and started the wildest gang war ever.".
8IMDB entry: tt0068403 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.