Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)
May 27, 1970
Action, Comedy, Crime
1h 37m
Introducing COFFIN ED and GRAVEDIGGER. Two detectives only a mother could love.
Harlem's African-American population is being ripped off by the Rev. Deke O'Malley, who dishonestly claims that small donations will secure parcels of land in Africa. When New York City police officers Gravedigger Jones and Coffin Ed Johnson look into O'Malley's scam, they learn that the cash is being smuggled inside a bale of cotton. However, the police, O'Malley, and lots of others find themselves scrambling when the money goes missing.
Cast & Crew
- Director
- Ossie Davis
- Gravedigger Jones Godfrey Cambridge
- Coffin Ed Johnson Raymond St. Jacques
- Rev. Deke O'Malley Calvin Lockhart
- Iris Judy Pace
- Uncle Bud / Booker Washington Sims Redd Foxx
- Mabel Emily Yancy
- Capt. Bryce John Anderson
- Goodman Lou Jacobi
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Keywords
- blaxploitation cinema