Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)
Introducing COFFIN ED and GRAVEDIGGER. Two detectives only a mother could love.
Starring Godfrey Cambridge, Raymond St. Jacques, Calvin Lockhart
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.
Runtime: 97 min.
Rating: 6.6
DVD
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Genres: Action,Comedy,Crime
Keywords: blaxploitation
Cast
Gravedigger Jones
Coffin Ed Johnson
Rev. Deke O'Malley
Iris
Uncle Bud / Booker Washington Sims
Mabel
Capt. Bryce
Goodman
Lt. Anderson
Calhoun
Billie
Jarema
Lo Boy
Reba