Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)
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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Godfrey Cambridge
as Gravedigger Jones
as Gravedigger Jones
Raymond St. Jacques
as Coffin Ed Johnson
as Coffin Ed Johnson
Calvin Lockhart
as Rev. Deke O'Malley
as Rev. Deke O'Malley
Judy Pace
as Iris
as Iris
Redd Foxx
as Uncle Bud / Booker Washington Sims
as Uncle Bud / Booker Washington Sims
Emily Yancy
as Mabel
as Mabel
John Anderson
as Capt. Bryce
as Capt. Bryce
Lou Jacobi
as Goodman
as Goodman
Eugene Roche
as Lt. Anderson
as Lt. Anderson
J.D. Cannon
as Calhoun
as Calhoun
Mabel Robinson
as Billie
as Billie
Dick Sabol
as Jarema
as Jarema
Cleavon Little
as Lo Boy
as Lo Boy
Vinnette Carroll
as Reba
as Reba
Tommy Lane
as "44"
as "44"
Gilbert Lewis
as Black Beret
as Black Beret
Wally Taylor
as Black Beret
as Black Beret
Lawrence Cook
as 1st Young Black Man
as 1st Young Black Man
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Ossie Davis
Director
Director
Galt MacDermot
Music
Music
Arnold Perl
Screenplay
Screenplay
Samuel Goldwyn Jr.
Producer
Producer
Ossie Davis
Screenplay
Screenplay
Chester Himes
Novel
Novel
Barry Malkin
Associate Editor
Associate Editor
Robert Q. Lovett
Editor
Editor
Gerald Hirschfeld
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Enrique Bravo
Camera Operator
Camera Operator
Anna Hill Johnstone
Costume Design
Costume Design
Emanuel Gerard
Art Direction
Art Direction
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