Action Comedy Crime

Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)

Name: Cotton Comes to Harlem
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Released: 1970-05-27
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Godfrey Cambridge, Raymond St. Jacques, Calvin Lockhart, Judy Pace, Redd Foxx

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

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1h 37m English Released

Director: Ossie Davis

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.