Film

Cotton Comes to Harlem

1970 · 1h 37m · Action · Comedy · Crime

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

IMDb

6.4

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.

Godfrey Cambridge

Gravedigger Jones

Raymond St. Jacques

Coffin Ed Johnson

Calvin Lockhart

Rev. Deke O'Malley

Judy Pace

Iris

Redd Foxx

Uncle Bud / Booker Washington Sims

Emily Yancy

Mabel

John Anderson

Capt. Bryce

Lou Jacobi

Goodman

Eugene Roche

Lt. Anderson

J.D. Cannon

Calhoun

Mabel Robinson

Billie

Dick Sabol

Jarema

Cleavon Little

Lo Boy

Vinnette Carroll

Reba

Tommy Lane

"44"

Gilbert Lewis

Black Beret

• Ossie DavisDirector · Screenplay
• Arnold PerlScreenplay
• Chester HimesNovel
• Samuel Goldwyn Jr.Producer
• Gerald HirschfeldDirector of Photography
• Robert Q. LovettEditor

Cotton Comes to Harlem ≣ 1970 ≣ TrailerCotton Comes To Harlem (1970, trailer) [Godfrey Cambridge, Raymond St. Jacques, Calvin Lockhart]

Release date

May 27, 1970

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

R

Budget

$1,200,000

Genres

Action, Comedy, Crime

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