Cotton Comes to Harlem

1970

ActionComedyCrime

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.

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

Rating

6.227
55 votes

Popularity

0.7651

Origin & Countries

US | en | United States of America

Production

Formosa Productions

Runtime

97 min.

Status

Released

Release: 5/27/1970

Credits

Cotton Comes to Harlem

Ossie DavisDirector

Cotton Comes to Harlem

Godfrey CambridgeGravedigger Jones

Cotton Comes to Harlem

Raymond St. JacquesCoffin Ed Johnson

Cotton Comes to Harlem

Calvin LockhartRev. Deke O'Malley

Cotton Comes to Harlem

Judy PaceIris

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Reviews

talisencrw

5/4/2016

8 / 10

A very different but strong angle on the typical Blaxploitation flick. I really enjoyed it. Unfortunately I haven't seen a lot of Ossie Davis' work, either directing (which he does here) or acting (besides 'Bubba Ho-Tep' from late in his career), but it makes me want to check out a lot more. Well worth your trouble to find, worth buying and rewatching, in fact.

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