Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)

EnglishFilm197097 minAction, Comedy, Crime★ 6.2/10

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.

Directed by

Ossie Davis

Starring

Godfrey Cambridge, Raymond St. Jacques, Calvin Lockhart

Released

1970-05-27

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