Cotton Comes to Harlem
Introducing COFFIN ED and GRAVEDIGGER. Two detectives only a mother could love.
1970-05-27 | 97 minutes
Plot Summary
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.
Cast
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Godfrey CambridgeGravedigger Jones
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Raymond St. JacquesCoffin Ed Johnson
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Calvin LockhartRev. Deke O'Malley
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Judy PaceIris
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Redd FoxxUncle Bud / Booker Washington Sims
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Emily YancyMabel
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John AndersonCapt. Bryce
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Lou JacobiGoodman
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Eugene RocheLt. Anderson
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J.D. CannonCalhoun
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Cleavon LittleLo Boy
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Tommy Lane"44"
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Gilbert LewisBlack Beret
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Wally TaylorBlack Beret
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Lawrence Cook1st Young Black Man
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