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Cotton Comes to Harlem

1970 • 1h37m Action, Comedy, Crime

Rating

6.2/10

Popularity

2

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.

Details

Director

Ossie Davis

Screenplay

Arnold Perl

Ossie Davis

Cast

Godfrey Cambridge

Raymond St. Jacques

Calvin Lockhart

Release date

5/27/1970

Status

Released

Budget

$1,200,000

Origin country

US

Vote count

65