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Cotton Comes to Harlem

Action

Comedy

Crime

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.

Date: 05/27/1970
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Godfrey Cambridge, Raymond St. Jacques, Calvin Lockhart, Judy Pace, Redd Foxx, Emily Yancy, John Anderson, Lou Jacobi, Eugene Roche, J.D. Cannon, Mabel Robinson, Dick Sabol, Cleavon Little, Vinnette Carroll, Tommy Lane, Gilbert Lewis, Wally Taylor, Lawrence Cook

Godfrey Cambridge as Gravedigger Jones in Cotton Comes to Harlem Godfrey Cambridge

Raymond St. Jacques as Coffin Ed Johnson in Cotton Comes to Harlem Raymond St. Jacques

Calvin Lockhart as Rev. Deke O'Malley in Cotton Comes to Harlem Calvin Lockhart

Judy Pace as Iris in Cotton Comes to Harlem Judy Pace

Redd Foxx as Uncle Bud / Booker Washington Sims in Cotton Comes to Harlem Redd Foxx

Emily Yancy as Mabel in Cotton Comes to Harlem Emily Yancy

John Anderson as Capt. Bryce in Cotton Comes to Harlem John Anderson