Cotton Comes to Harlem
movie
Introducing COFFIN ED and GRAVEDIGGER. Two detectives only a mother could love.
Released May 27, 1970
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.
Cast
Godfrey Cambridge
as
Gravedigger Jones
Raymond St. Jacques
as
Coffin Ed Johnson
Calvin Lockhart
as
Rev. Deke O'Malley
Judy Pace
as
Iris
Redd Foxx
as
Uncle Bud / Booker Washington Sims
Emily Yancy
as
Mabel
John Anderson
as
Capt. Bryce
Lou Jacobi
as
Goodman
Eugene Roche
as
Lt. Anderson
J.D. Cannon
as
Calhoun
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Mabel Robinson
as
Billie
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Dick Sabol
as
Jarema
Crew
Ossie Davis
as
Director
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Galt MacDermot
as
Music
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Arnold Perl
as
Screenplay
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Chester Himes
as
Novel
Samuel Goldwyn Jr.
as
Producer
Ossie Davis
as
Screenplay
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Barry Malkin
as
Associate Editor
Gerald Hirschfeld
as
Director of Photography
Robert Q. Lovett
as
Editor
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Anna Hill Johnstone
as
Costume Design
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Enrique Bravo
as
Camera Operator
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Emanuel Gerard
as
Art Direction