Cotton Comes to Harlem

Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)

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.

Date of release
1970-05-27
TMDB
6.2 / 10 (67)
Runtime
1h 37m
Genres
Action, Comedy, Crime
Director
Ossie Davis

Casting

  • 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

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