Cotton Comes to Harlem
6.5
“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.
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Part of Gravedigger Jones and Coffin Ed Johnson Collection
2 films
Cast
18 people
Godfrey Cambridge
Gravedigger Jones
Known for
Watermelon Man
The President's Analyst
Raymond St. Jacques
Coffin Ed Johnson
Known for
They Live
The Green Berets
Calvin Lockhart
Rev. Deke O'Malley
Known for
Coming to America
Predator 2
Judy Pace
Iris
Known for
Frogs
Brian's Song
Redd Foxx
Uncle Bud / Booker Washington Sims
Known for
Sanford and Son
Harlem Nights
Emily Yancy
Mabel
Known for
Sharp Objects
Origin
John Anderson
Capt. Bryce
Known for
Psycho
Soldier Blue
Lou Jacobi
Goodman
Known for
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask
Irma la Douce
Eugene Roche
Lt. Anderson
Known for
Slaughterhouse-Five
Foul Play
J.D. Cannon
Calhoun
Known for
Death Wish II
McCloud
Mabel Robinson
Billie
Also in
The Wiz
Goodbye to All That
Dick Sabol
Jarema
Also in
Key West
If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band
Ossie Davis Director · Arnold Perl Screenplay Chester Himes Author
Worldwide gross $5.2M · Budget $1.2M · United States release May 27, 1970
Box office
Budget
$1,200,000
Worldwide gross
$5,200,000
Gross vs. budget
4.3×
Production
Formosa Productions
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Netherlands · May 27, 1970
Theatrical
United States · May 27, 1970
Theatrical
Germany
January 26, 1971 · Theatrical
Ireland
September 10, 1971 · Theatrical
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