Directed by Mark Warren Written by Chester Himes   Ernest Kinoy   Peggy Elliott   Cast Godfrey Cambridge ... Gravedigger Jones Raymond St. Jacques ... Coffin Ed Johnson Peter De Anda ... Joe Percy Rodrigues ... Bryce Jonelle Allen ... Carol Maxwell Glanville ... Caspar Minnie Gentry ... Her Majesty Dick Sabol ... Jarema Leonardo Cimino ... Frank Mago Toney Brealond ... Drag Queen Tim Pelt ... Earl J Marcia McBroom ... Girl Barber Darryl Knibb ... Douglas Joseph Ray ... Bubba Adam Wade ... Benjy Dorothi Fox ... Streetwalker Steve Vignari ... Monsignor Teddy Wilson ... Cemetery Guard (as Theodore Wilson) Harold Gaetano ... Horsecart Vendor Ethel Ayler ... Matron at Ball Jerle Moore ... Little Girl George Fairley ... Pigfoot Baker Charles McGregor ... Fatback (as Charlie McGregor) Philip Michael Thomas ... Minister Lee Steele ... Chef Al Fann ... M.C Lou David ... Lou Calabreze Frank Piazza ... Ruby Max Willie Moore ... Stumpy Dexter Westbrook ... Highpost Reeta White ... Tamu Uncredited Cast Tamara Dobson   Carla Edwards ... Mafia Lady Al Kirk ... Sanitation Engineer Floyd Levine ... Truck Driver Mitchell Smith ... Joe's Bodyguard Sterling St. Jacques ... Guest at Ball Alyce Webb ... Mistress of Ceremonies Produced by Al Fann   Samuel Goldwyn Jr.   Original Music by Donny Hathaway

Additional Info Premiere: June 29, 1972 Country: Distributor: Warner Brother Studios Websites: Alternate Titles Harlem Detectives Production Companies Formosa Productions (copyright holder) Warner Bros. Distributors Warner Bros.   (1972) (USA) (theatrical) CBS   (1978) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere) Warner Home Video   (1996) (USA) (VHS) Rating Stats Overall Rating 6.4 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #10,869 / 20,725 Site Ranking #10,865 Midnight's Child (1992) #10,866 Dark Heritage: The Final Descendant (1989) #10,867 Jurassic Predator (2018) #10,868 The Working Girls (1974) #10,869 Come Back, Charleston Blue (1972) #10,870 Guns Of Eden (2022) #10,871 Emanuelle: Queen Of The Desert (1982) #10,872 Japanese Hell (1999) #10,873 Porky's: Pimpin' Pee Wee (2009)