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Cotton Comes to Harlem

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  • Movie
  • 1970
  • R
  • 1h 37m

Directed by Ossie Davis

6.2

TMDB audience rating
6.2 out of 10 from 67 votes

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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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Cast and crew

  • Godfrey Cambridge

    Godfrey CambridgeGravedigger Jones

  • Raymond St. Jacques

    Raymond St. JacquesCoffin Ed Johnson

  • Calvin Lockhart

    Calvin LockhartRev. Deke O'Malley

  • Judy Pace

    Judy PaceIris

  • Redd Foxx

    Redd FoxxUncle Bud / Booker Washington Sims

  • Emily Yancy

    Emily YancyMabel

  • John Anderson

    John AndersonCapt. Bryce

  • Lou Jacobi

    Lou JacobiGoodman

  • Eugene Roche

    Eugene RocheLt. Anderson

  • J.D. Cannon

    J.D. CannonCalhoun

  • Mabel RobinsonBillie

  • Dick SabolJarema

  • Cleavon Little

    Cleavon LittleLo Boy

  • Vinnette CarrollReba

  • Tommy Lane

    Tommy Lane"44"

  • Gilbert Lewis

    Gilbert LewisBlack Beret

  • Wally Taylor

    Wally TaylorBlack Beret

  • Lawrence Cook

    Lawrence Cook1st Young Black Man

Director
Ossie Davis
Writer
Arnold Perl, Chester Himes and Ossie Davis
Music
Galt MacDermot
Cinematography
Gerald Hirschfeld