Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)
- Starring:
- Godfrey Cambridge, Raymond St. Jacques, (more)
- Director(s):
- Ossie Davis
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Category:
- Action / Adventure
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Ossie Davis makes his directorial debut a smashing success in the trend-setting action crime comedy Cotton Comes To Harlem. Coffin Ed (Raymond St. Jacques) and Grave Digger Jones (Godfrey Cambridge), two plainclothesmen on the Harlem detail, are assigned to investigate the goings-on of suspicious local preacher Deke O'Malley (Calvin Lockhart), whose "Back to Africa" political movement turns out to be a scam to bilk the community of their hard-earned cash, with the scam-money hidden in a bale of cotton. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 96 mins
Complete Cast:
- Godfrey Cambridge - Grave Digger Jones
- Calvin Lockhart - Rev. Deke O'Malley
- Redd Foxx - Uncle Bud
- Emily Yancy - Mabel
- Mabel Robinson - Billie
- Frederick O'Neal - Casper
- Van Kirksey - Early Riser
- Helen Martin - Church Sister
- Tommy Lane - "44"
- Vinnette Carrol - Reba
- Theodore Wilson - Barry
- Lou Jacobi - Goodman
- Raymond St. Jacques - Coffin Ed Johnson
- Judy Pace - Iris
- John Anderson - Bryce
- J.D. Cannon - Calhoun
- Eugene Roche - Anderson
- Gene Lindsey - Luddy
- Cleavon Little - Lo Boy
- Turk Turpin - Dum Dum
- Arnold Williams - Hi Jenks
- Leo Cimino - Tom
- Dick Sabol - Jarema
- Director(s):
- Ossie Davis
- Writer(s):
- Arnold Perl, Ossie Davis
- Producer(s):
- Samuel Goldwyn, Jr.
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Not For Children, Adult Humor, Nudity, Adult Language, Violence)
- Categories:
- Action / Adventure
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