Cotton Comes to Harlem

Cotton Comes to Harlem

1970
1h 37m
6.2

6.2/10

62 votes • View on IMDb
Action Comedy Crime

"Introducing COFFIN ED and GRAVEDIGGER. Two detectives only a mother could love."

Overview

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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Status: Released

Budget: $1,200,000

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Formosa Productions
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

blaxploitation cinema

Quick Facts

Release Date May 27, 1970
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0065579

Cast

Godfrey Cambridge
Godfrey Cambridge

Gravedigger Jones

Raymond St. Jacques
Raymond St. Jacques

Coffin Ed Johnson

Calvin Lockhart
Calvin Lockhart

Rev. Deke O'Malley

Judy Pace
Judy Pace

Iris

Redd Foxx
Redd Foxx

Uncle Bud / Booker Washington Sims

Emily Yancy
Emily Yancy

Mabel

John Anderson
John Anderson

Capt. Bryce

Lou Jacobi
Lou Jacobi

Goodman

Eugene Roche
Eugene Roche

Lt. Anderson

J.D. Cannon
J.D. Cannon

Calhoun

Mabel Robinson
Mabel Robinson

Billie

Dick Sabol
Dick Sabol

Jarema

Key Crew

Ossie Davis
Director
Arnold Perl
Screenplay
Samuel Goldwyn Jr.
Producer
Ossie Davis
Screenplay