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Cotton Comes to Harlem is a 1970 American neo-noir [2] action comedy film [3] co-written and directed by Ossie Davis and starring Godfrey Cambridge, Raymond St. Jacques, and Redd Foxx. [4] The film, later cited as an early example of the blaxploitation genre, is based on Chester Himes' novel of the same name. [5]
May 27, 1970 · Cotton Comes to Harlem: Directed by Ossie Davis. With Godfrey Cambridge, Raymond St. Jacques, Calvin Lockhart, Judy Pace. Two Harlem cops investigate a robbery, believing that a reverend has staged it in order to steal the money he's collected for a local fundraiser.
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- Action, Comedy, Crime
- Ossie Davis
- 1970-05-27
Cotton Comes To Harlem. 1970 · 1 hr 37 min. R. Action · Comedy · Drama · Mystery. Two Harlem cops investigate a robbery, believing that a reverend has staged it in order to steal the money he’s collected for a local fundraiser. Subtitles: English.
- Ossie Davis
- January 1, 1970
- 97 min
Cotton Comes To Harlem. Trailer of the 1970 movie starring Godfrey Cambridge, Raymond St. Jacques, Redd Foxx & Calvin Lockhart, directed by Ossie Davis. Truly a forgotten classic in Black...
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When New York City police officers Gravedigger Jones (Godfrey Cambridge) and Coffin Ed Johnson (Raymond St. Jacques) look into O'Malley's scam, they learn that the cash is being smuggled inside a...
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- Ossie Davis
- R
- Godfrey Cambridge
Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
While investigating a criminal minister for wrongly collecting money for a fund raiser, two New York City cops discover a truck load of cotton bales stuffed with money has been hijacked leaving everyone in Harlem looking for the lost loot.