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Cotton Comes to Harlem(1970)
Status: Released
Date: 1970-05-27
62%
55 Votes
Time: 1h 37m
Introducing COFFIN ED and GRAVEDIGGER. Two detectives only a mother could love.
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $1,200,000.00
ProductionCompanies:
Formosa Productions
Movie: Cotton Comes to Harlem
Top 10 Billed 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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