Sidney Poitier Steve Jackson Director, Actor Bill Cosby Wardell Franklin Actor Harry Belafonte Geechie Dan Beauford Actor Flip Wilson The Reverend Actor Richard Pryor Sharp Eye Washington Actor Rosalind Cash Sarah Jackson Actor Roscoe Lee Browne Congressman Lincoln Actor Paula Kelly Leggy Peggy Actor Johnny Sekka Geechie's Henchman Actor Lee Chamberlin Madame Zenobia Actor Calvin Lockhart Silky Slim Actor Lincoln Kilpatrick Slim's Henchman No. 1 Actor Ketty Lester Irma Franklin Actor Melville Tucker Producer Richard Wesley Screenwriter Fred J. Koenekamp Cinematographer Pembroke J. Herring Film Editing Tom Scott Original Music Alfred Sweeney Production Design Robert De Vestel Set Decoration