Cotton Comes to Harlem
“Introducing COFFIN ED and GRAVEDIGGER. Two detectives only a mother could love.”
1970•R•1h 37m•6.2•Released
ActionComedyCrime
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
Writer
Arnold Perl, Ossie Davis
Budget
$1M
Languages
English
Studio
Formosa Productions
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
Mabel Robinson
Billie
Dick Sabol
Jarema
Cleavon Little
Lo Boy
Vinnette Carroll
Reba
Tommy Lane
"44"
Production
Company
Formosa Productions
Producer
Samuel Goldwyn Jr.
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