Purlie Victorious (1963)

Summary: An idealistic young man returns to the plantation where he grew up in servitude. He brings his fiancée Lutiebelle, but hopes to convince the plantation owner that she is really his cousin to secure the family inheritance. Aiding t...

Release Date: September 23, 1963

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Director: Nicholas Webster

Writer: Ossie Davis

Runtime: 1 h 39 min

MPAA: G

Distributor: Futurama Entertainment Corp., Howard Mahler Films, Teleworld

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 200,000

Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)

Summary: Two Harlem cops investigate a robbery, believing that a reverend has staged it in order to steal the money he's collected for a local fundraiser.

Release Date: May 27, 1970

Genres: Action, Comedy, Crime

Director: Ossie Davis