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Introducing COFFIN ED and GRAVEDIGGER. Two detectives only a mother could love. - Cotton Comes to Harlem
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Title: Cotton Comes to Harlem

Release Date: 27 May 1970

Runtime: 1h 37m

Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime

Director: Formosa Productions

Production Companies: Formosa Productions

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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.3 (52 votes)

Cast

  • Gravedigger Jones: Godfrey Cambridge
  • Coffin Ed Johnson: Raymond St. Jacques
  • Rev. Deke O'Malley: Calvin Lockhart
  • Iris: Judy Pace
  • Uncle Bud / Booker Washington Sims: Redd Foxx
  • Mabel: Emily Yancy
  • Capt. Bryce: John Anderson
  • Goodman: Lou Jacobi
  • Lt. Anderson: Eugene Roche
  • Calhoun: J.D. Cannon
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