Cotton Comes to Harlem
19701h 37mR
62%
65 TMDB ratings
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.
Introducing COFFIN ED and GRAVEDIGGER. Two detectives only a mother could love.
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- Release date
- May 27, 1970
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Director
- Ossie Davis
- Rated
- R
