Cotton Comes to Harlem
1970 · Action, Comedy · 1h 37m · R · ★ 6.2 on TMDB
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Cotton Comes to Harlem is a 1970 action and comedy movie directed by Ossie Davis. It stars Godfrey Cambridge, Raymond St. Jacques and Calvin Lockhart. It runs 1h 37m and is rated R. TMDB users rate it 6.2 out of 10. Streaming in the US on ScreenPix and ScreenPix Amazon Channel.
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.
Details
- Released
- May 27, 1970
- Director
- Ossie Davis
- Cast
- Godfrey Cambridge, Raymond St. Jacques, Calvin Lockhart, Judy Pace, Redd Foxx, Emily Yancy
- Genres
- Action, Comedy, Crime
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Age rating
- R
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