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Cotton Comes to Harlem

1970
6.2 ⭐
1h 37m
Action
Comedy
Crime
"Introducing COFFIN ED and GRAVEDIGGER. Two detectives only a mother could love."

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.

Cast & Crew
Godfrey Cambridge
Godfrey CambridgeGravedigger Jones
Raymond St. Jacques
Raymond St. JacquesCoffin Ed Johnson
Calvin Lockhart
Calvin LockhartRev. Deke O'Malley
Judy Pace
Judy PaceIris
Redd Foxx
Redd FoxxUncle Bud / Booker Washington Sims
Emily Yancy
Emily YancyMabel
John Anderson
John AndersonCapt. Bryce
Lou Jacobi
Lou JacobiGoodman
Eugene Roche
Eugene RocheLt. Anderson
J.D. Cannon
J.D. CannonCalhoun
Mabel Robinson
Mabel RobinsonBillie
Dick Sabol
Dick SabolJarema