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| Movie Summary |
"Come Back Charleston Blue" stars Godfrey Cambridge and Raymond St. Jacques in their roles as Gravedigger Jones and Coffin Ed Johnson.
Charleston Blue was a gangster in 1932 known for killing people with a specially-made knife. His choice weapon had blue steel, an ivory handle and was specially-made in Charleston. He disappeared and everyone thought that he was killed by a rival gangster in a shootout. But now something mysterious is going on. Has Charleston Blue's ghost reappeared for vengeance? |
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| Trivia |
• "Come Back Charleston Blue" is the sequel to "Cotton Comes to Harlem", a Top 100 Black Classic Movie.
• "Come Back Charleston Blue" was filmed on location in Harlem, New York.
• "Come Back Charleston Blue" is based on a novel by African-American writer, Chester Himes. He wrote a series of Black detective stories of which this movie is one of them. Another one of the books in the series, "Cotton Comes to Harlem" was made into a movie, too. (See below for a list of these Chester Himes books and for purchase information.)
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Come Back Charleston Blue Movie DVD |
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"Come Back Charleston Blue" is the sequel
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Harlem Detective Novels by Chester Himes |
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Chester Hime’s Harlem Detective Novels
African-American writer Chester Himes wrote a series of detective novels that were based in Harlem, New York.
He wrote a series of eight books based on his characters Grave Digger Jones and Coffin Ed Johnson.
Chester Himes had two of his detective novels made into movies. They were "Cotton Comes to Harlem" and "Come Back Charleston Blue."
The Chester Himes detective books available for purchase are listed below. Click on the book title for purchase information.
Chester Himes Harlem detective novels that are available: (Some of these books are no longer being printed so they are only available used from resellers.)
Chester Himes Detective Books
Cotton Comes to Harlem
Come Back Charleston Blue
For Love Of Imabelle (also known as "A Rage in Harlem")
The Real Cool Killers
The Crazy Kill
The Big Gold Dream
All Shot Up
The Heat's On
Blind Man with a Pistol
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| Other Movies to Consider |
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