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62% Critic Match
Cotton Comes to Harlem
“Introducing COFFIN ED and GRAVEDIGGER. Two detectives only a mother could love.”
6.2 / 10• 1970• 1h 37m•R• English
ActionComedyCrime
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Godfrey Cambridge
Gravedigger Jones
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ossie Davis's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Cotton Comes to Harlem is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
