Cotton Comes to Harlem

Cotton Comes to Harlem

6.2 | 1970-05-27 | Action Comedy Crime

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.

Featured Crew

Ossie Davis Director
Galt MacDermot Music
Arnold Perl Screenplay
Samuel Goldwyn Jr. Producer
Ossie Davis Screenplay
Chester Himes Novel
Barry Malkin Associate Editor
Robert Q. Lovett Editor
Gerald Hirschfeld Director of Photography
Enrique Bravo Camera Operator

Cast

Godfrey Cambridge
Godfrey Cambridge
Gravedigger Jones
Raymond St. Jacques
Raymond St. Jacques
Coffin Ed Johnson
Calvin Lockhart
Calvin Lockhart
Rev. Deke O'Malley
Redd Foxx
Redd Foxx
Uncle Bud / Booker Washington Sims
John Anderson
John Anderson
Capt. Bryce
Lou Jacobi
Lou Jacobi
Goodman
Eugene Roche
Eugene Roche
Lt. Anderson
J.D. Cannon
J.D. Cannon
Calhoun

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