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Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)

R ★ 6.2/10 97 min Action, Comedy, Crime United States English
Director: Ossie Davis
Screenplay by: Arnold Perl, Ossie Davis
Novel: Chester Himes
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Introducing COFFIN ED and GRAVEDIGGER. Two detectives only a mother could love.

Description

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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Top Cast

Godfrey Cambridge
Godfrey Cambridge Gravedigger Jones
Raymond St. Jacques
Raymond St. Jacques Coffin Ed Johnson
Calvin Lockhart
Calvin Lockhart Rev. Deke O'Malley
Judy Pace
Judy Pace Iris
Redd Foxx
Redd Foxx Uncle Bud / Booker Washington Sims
Emily Yancy
Emily Yancy Mabel
John Anderson
John Anderson Capt. Bryce
Lou Jacobi
Lou Jacobi Goodman

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