14 Dec 1984
The Cotton Club
Harlem's legendary Cotton Club becomes a hotbed of passion and violence as the lives and loves of entertainers and gangsters collide.
Double Deal
Guns Bark As Rival Gangs Fight For Power!
Tommy McCoy and "Dude" Markey are both in love with Harlem singer/dancer Nita. Markey robs a jewelry store and turns the loot over to gang-boss Murray Howard. Later, Markey robs the safe, steals the jewelry, and, in order to get rid of his rival for Nita, frames the robbery on McCoy. The latter's big-brother thinks otherwise and, with Nita's help, sets out to prove it.
Top Billed Cast
Monte Hawley Jim McCoy
Jeni Le Gon Nita
Edward Thompson Dude Markey
Florence O'Brien Sally
Buck Woods 
Maceo Bruce Sheffield Murray Howard
Charles Hawkins Jack Clisby Tom Southern Vernon McCalla Charles Gordon Lanny
Arthur Ray 
F.E. Miller Nightclub Comedian
Lucille Battle Nightclub Patron
Mildred Boyd Nightclub Patron
Alfred Grant Nightclub Patron
Avanelle Harris Nightclub Patron
Juanita Moore Nightclub Patron
Freddie Jackson Tommy McCoy
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