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Cotton Comes to Harlem -- Ossie Davis makes his directorial debut a smashing success in the trend-setting action crime comedy Cotton Comes To Harlem.

Three generations of comedy legends star in this tale of nightclub owner Sugar Ray (Richard Pryor) and his son Quick (Eddie Murphy), who fight to keep a vicious mobster and a corrupt police force from putting them out of business. Written and directed by Eddie Murphy with an all star supporting cast including Redd Foxx, Della Reese, Arsenio Hall, Jasmine Guy and Danny Aiello, Harlem Nights is an action packed comedy treasure!

Ossie Davis makes his directorial debut a smashing success in the trend-setting action crime comedy Cotton Comes To Harlem. Coffin Ed (Raymond St. Jacques) and Grave Digger Jones (Godfrey Cambridge), two plainclothesmen on the Harlem detail, are assigned to investigate the goings-on of suspicious local preacher Deke O'Malley (Calvin Lockhart), whose "Back to Africa" political movement turns out to be a scam to milk the community of their hard-earned cash.

Sugar Ray (Richard Pryor), the proprietor of an illegal casino in 1920s Harlem, must contend with mobsters and corrupt cops who want to put him out of business. But with the help of his promising heir (Eddie Murphy), Sugar Ray pulls out all the stops to stay afloat. This stylish action-comedy, written and directed by Murphy, features an all-star cast that includes Redd Foxx, Danny Aiello, Della Reese, Arsenio Hall and Jasmine Guy.

Three generations of comedy legends star in this tale of nightclub owner Sugar Ray (Richard Pryor) and his son Quick (Eddie Murphy), who fight to keep a vicious mobster and a corrupt police force from putting them out of business.

He's Quick with a quip, Quick with a gun. And Quick with a scheme to keep mobsters from muscling in on the 1930's Harlem hot spot, Club Sugar Ray. Eddie Murphy starts as Quick in HARLEM NIGHTS, the stylish action-comedy produced, written and directed by the multi-talented superstar. Teaming with Murphy are Richard Pryor and Redd Foxx, a brilliant cast that puts three generations of comedy legends side by side. Della Reese, Arsenio Hall, Jasmine Guy and Danny Aiello join them for the Murphy magic. So what's coming soon at Club Sugar Ray? With Murphy and Pryor as the masterminds, you can be sure it's something big!

A black man is distraught when he discovers his son is gay and is determined to set him right.

A black man is distraught when he discovers his son is gay and is determined to set him right.

A black man is distraught when he discovers his son is gay and is determined to set him right.

A black man is distraught when he discovers his son is gay and is determined to set him right.

Ossie Davis makes his directorial debut a smashing success in the trend-setting action crime comedy Cotton Comes To Harlem.

Ossie Davis makes his directorial debut a smashing success in the trend-setting action crime comedy Cotton Comes To Harlem.