Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)

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

Movie · Action, Comedy, Crime · 1h 37m · Rated 6.2/10 on TMDB · Released May 27, 1970

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.

Directed by Ossie Davis

Cast

• Godfrey Cambridge as Gravedigger Jones
• Raymond St. Jacques as Coffin Ed Johnson
• Calvin Lockhart as Rev. Deke O'Malley
• Judy Pace as Iris
• Redd Foxx as Uncle Bud / Booker Washington Sims
• Emily Yancy as Mabel
• John Anderson as Capt. Bryce
• Lou Jacobi as Goodman
• Eugene Roche as Lt. Anderson
• J.D. Cannon as Calhoun
• Mabel Robinson as Billie
• Dick Sabol as Jarema

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