Cotton Comes to Harlem
1970/05/27 • $1,200,000 • Released • English
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.
Director : Ossie Davis
Casts
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
Cleavon Little
Lo Boy
Tommy Lane
"44"
Gilbert Lewis
Black Beret
Wally Taylor
Black Beret
Lawrence Cook
1st Young Black Man
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