Cotton Comes to Harlem

Cotton Comes to Harlem(1970)

R
05/27/1970 (US)Action, Comedy, Crime1h 37m
6.1

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

Overview

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.

Ossie Davis

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Arnold Perl

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Ossie Davis

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Part of the Gravedigger Jones and Coffin Ed Johnson Collection

Based on the books by Chester Himes, featuring New York City police detectives "Coffin Ed" Johnson and "Gravedigger" Jones.

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Cotton Comes to Harlem ≣ 1970 ≣ Trailer

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

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

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A review by talisencrw
8.0

Written on May 4, 2016

A very different but strong angle on the typical Blaxploitation flick. I really enjoyed it. Unfortunately I haven't seen a lot of Ossie Davis' work, either directing (which he does here) or acting (besides 'Bubba Ho-Tep' from late in his career), but it makes me want to check out a lot more. Well worth your trouble to find, worth buying and rewatching, in fact.