Cotton Comes to Harlem

Introducing COFFIN ED and GRAVEDIGGER. Two detectives only a mother could love.

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.

Cast

Godfrey Cambridge

Gravedigger Jones

Raymond St. Jacques

Coffin Ed Johnson

Calvin Lockhart

Rev. Deke O'Malley

Judy Pace

Iris

Redd Foxx

Uncle Bud / Booker Washington Sims

Emily Yancy

Mabel

John Anderson

Capt. Bryce

Lou Jacobi

Goodman

Eugene Roche

Lt. Anderson

J.D. Cannon

Calhoun

Crew

Ossie Davis

Director

Galt MacDermot

Music

Arnold Perl

Screenplay

Chester Himes

Novel

Samuel Goldwyn Jr.

Producer

Ossie Davis

Screenplay

Barry Malkin

Associate Editor

Gerald Hirschfeld

Director of Photography

Robert Q. Lovett

Editor

Anna Hill Johnstone

Costume Design

Clips & Videos

Cotton Comes to Harlem ≣ 1970 ≣ Trailer

Cotton Comes To Harlem (1970, trailer) [Godfrey Cambridge, Raymond St. Jacques, Calvin Lockhart]