Cotton Comes to Harlem

May 27, 1970

1h 37m

★ 6.2

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.

Genres

Action

Comedy

Crime

Production Companies

Formosa Productions

Cotton Comes to Harlem Trailers

Cast

Gravedigger Jones

Godfrey Cambridge

Coffin Ed Johnson

Raymond St. Jacques

Rev. Deke O'Malley

Calvin Lockhart

Iris

Judy Pace

Uncle Bud / Booker Washington Sims

Redd Foxx

Mabel

Emily Yancy

Capt. Bryce

John Anderson

Goodman

Lou Jacobi

Lt. Anderson

Eugene Roche

Calhoun

J.D. Cannon

Billie

Mabel Robinson

Jarema

Dick Sabol

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