Movie
Cotton Comes to Harlem
Introducing COFFIN ED and GRAVEDIGGER. Two detectives only a mother could love.
19701h 37m★ 6.2ActionComedyCrime
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.
Director
- Ossie Davis
Writers
- Arnold Perl
- Ossie Davis
Producers
- Samuel Goldwyn Jr.
Where to watch
Region: US · via JustWatch / TMDB
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Top 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
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Mabel Robinson
Billie
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Dick Sabol
Jarema
