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Cotton Comes to Harlem

1970, 1h 37min
ActionComedyCrime
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.
Country: United States
Director:
Ossie Davis
Cast:
John Anderson,
Eugene Roche,
Raymond St. Jacques,
Cleavon Little
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Ossie Davis
Director
John Anderson
As Capt. Bryce
Eugene Roche
As Lt. Anderson
Raymond St. Jacques
As Coffin Ed Johnson
Cleavon Little
As Lo Boy
Lou Jacobi
As Goodman
Calvin Lockhart
As Rev. Deke O'Malley

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Cotton Comes to Harlem was released in theaters on May 27, 1970.

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