Cotton Comes to Harlem

1h 37m
ActionComedyCrime
6.2

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.

Cast

Godfrey Cambridge
Gravedigger Jones
Raymond St. Jacques
Coffin Ed Johnson
Calvin Lockhart
Rev. Deke O'Malley
Judy Pace
Iris
Redd Foxx
Uncle Bud / Booker Washington Sims
Emily Yancy
Mabel
John Anderson
Capt. Bryce
Lou Jacobi
Goodman
Eugene Roche
Lt. Anderson
J.D. Cannon
Calhoun
Mabel Robinson
Billie
Dick Sabol
Jarema
Cleavon Little
Lo Boy
Vinnette Carroll
Reba
Tommy Lane
"44"
Gilbert Lewis
Black Beret
Wally Taylor
Black Beret
Lawrence Cook
1st Young Black Man

Crew

Ossie Davis
Director, Screenplay
Arnold Perl
Screenplay
Chester Himes
Novel
Robert Q. Lovett
Editor
Gerald Hirschfeld
Director of Photography
Samuel Goldwyn Jr.
Producer
Enrique Bravo
Camera Operator
Anna Hill Johnstone
Costume Design
Galt MacDermot
Music
Barry Malkin
Associate Editor
Emanuel Gerard
Art Direction

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