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Cotton Comes to Harlem

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.
1970
97 min
6.2
Action / Comedy / Crime
Genres
Action / Comedy / Crime
Runtime
97 min
Year
1970
Director
Ossie Davis
Writers
Arnold Perl, Chester Himes, Ossie Davis
Studio
Formosa Productions
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Godfrey Cambridge
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Raymond St. Jacques
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Coffin Ed Johnson
Calvin Lockhart
Calvin Lockhart
Rev. Deke O'Malley
Judy Pace
Judy Pace
Iris
Redd Foxx
Redd Foxx
Uncle Bud / Booker Washington Sims
Emily Yancy
Emily Yancy
Mabel
John Anderson
John Anderson
Capt. Bryce
Lou Jacobi
Lou Jacobi
Goodman
Eugene Roche
Eugene Roche
Lt. Anderson
J.D. Cannon
J.D. Cannon
Calhoun

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