Steve Jackson (Sidney Poitier) and Wardell Franklin (Bill Cosby) are customers in a nightclub that is held up by thieves and the duo are robbed of their wallets and jewellery.
Meanwhile, Steve wins $50,000 in a lottery – but his winning ticket is in his stolen wallet!
Keeping everything secret from his wife (Rosalind Cash), Steve and his pal Wardell set out to find the criminals, enlisting the aid of a fumbling investigator, a politician and a preacher to track down the thieves.
Steve Jackson
Sidney Poitier Wardell Franklin
Bill Cosby Geechie Dan Beauford
Harry Belafonte Sharp Eye Washington
Richard Pryor Leggy Peggy
Paula Kelly Sarah Jackson
Rosalind Cash Congressman Lincoln
Roscoe Lee Browne Madame Zenobia
Lee Chamberlain Irma Franklin
Ketty Lester Geechie’s Henchman
Johnny Sekka Silky Slim
Calvin Lockhart The Reverend
Flip Wilson Little Seymour
Harold Nicholas
Director
Sidney Poitier
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