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Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)

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

Genre : Action, Comedy, Crime

Runtime : 1H 37M

Director : Ossie Davis
Writer : Arnold Perl, Ossie Davis

Synopsis

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.

Actors

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
Eugene Roche
Eugene Roche
Lt. Anderson
J.D. Cannon
J.D. Cannon
Calhoun
Mabel Robinson
Mabel Robinson
Billie
Dick Sabol
Dick Sabol
Jarema
Cleavon Little
Cleavon Little
Lo Boy
Vinnette Carroll
Vinnette Carroll
Reba
Tommy Lane
Tommy Lane
"44"

Crews

Ossie Davis
Ossie Davis
Director
Chester Himes
Chester Himes
Novel
Arnold Perl
Arnold Perl
Screenplay
Ossie Davis
Ossie Davis
Screenplay
Samuel Goldwyn Jr.
Samuel Goldwyn Jr.
Producer
Galt MacDermot
Galt MacDermot
Music
Gerald Hirschfeld
Gerald Hirschfeld
Director of Photography
Robert Q. Lovett
Robert Q. Lovett
Editor
Anna Hill Johnstone
Anna Hill Johnstone
Costume Design
Enrique Bravo
Enrique Bravo
Camera Operator
Emanuel Gerard
Emanuel Gerard
Art Direction
Barry Malkin
Barry Malkin
Associate Editor

Trailers and other movies

Cotton Comes To Harlem (1970, trailer) [Godfrey Cambridge, Raymond St. Jacques, Calvin Lockhart]

Posters and backgrounds

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