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Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)

US:: R Action Comedy Crime

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.

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1970-05-27

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Runtime: 97 mins Budget: $1,200,000 Rating: 6.7 Tag Line: Introducing COFFIN ED and GRAVEDIGGER. Two detectives only a mother could love.

Cast

Calvin Lockhart

Rev. Deke O'Malley

J. D. Cannon

Calhoun

John Anderson

Capt. Bryce

Lou Jacobi

Goodman

Eugene Roche

Lt. Anderson

Raymond St. Jacques

Coffin Ed Johnson

Redd Foxx

Uncle Bud / Booker Washington Sims

Cleavon Little

Lo Boy

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Crew

Gerald Hirschfeld

Director of Photography

Anna Hill Johnstone

Costume Design

Ossie Davis

Director

Ossie Davis

Screenplay

Robert Q. Lovett

Editor

Arnold Perl

Screenplay

Samuel Goldwyn Jr.

Producer

Galt MacDermot

Music

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