Cotton Comes to Harlem (movie)

Cotton Comes to Harlem (movie)

  • User score: 6.3
  • Production country: United States of America
  • Producer: Ossie Davis
  • Production companies: Formosa Productions
  • Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
  • Budget: $1,200,000
  • Release date: 5/27/1970
  • Run time: 97 min.

Movie description

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.

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Godfrey Cambridge

Godfrey Cambridge

Role(s): Gravedigger Jones

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Raymond St. Jacques

Raymond St. Jacques

Role(s): Coffin Ed Johnson

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Calvin Lockhart

Calvin Lockhart

Role(s): Rev. Deke O'Malley

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Judy Pace

Judy Pace

Role(s): Iris

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Redd Foxx

Redd Foxx

Role(s): Uncle Bud / Booker Washington Sims

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