Cotton Comes to Harlem
Directed by Ossie Davis
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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Cotton Comes to Harlem was released on 27 May 1970.
Cotton Comes to Harlem was directed by Ossie Davis.
Cotton Comes to Harlem has a runtime of 1h 37m.
Cotton Comes to Harlem was produced by Samuel Goldwyn Jr..
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.
The key characters in Cotton Comes to Harlem are Gravedigger Jones (Godfrey Cambridge), Coffin Ed Johnson (Raymond St. Jacques), Rev. Deke O'Malley (Calvin Lockhart).
Cotton Comes to Harlem is rated X.
Cotton Comes to Harlem is an Action, Comedy, Crime film.
Cotton Comes to Harlem has an audience rating of 6.6 out of 10.
Cotton Comes to Harlem had a budget of US$1.2M.