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Cotton Comes to Harlem. 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 title. [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 - Full Cast & Crew. 1970; 1 hr 37 mins Drama, Comedy ... When a bale of cotton stuffed with money is discovered after the reverend's truck is hijacked, the perfect ...
- 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 ...
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At an outdoor barbecue, charismatic confidence man Rev. Deke O'Malley defrauds Harlem residents of $87,000 intended to transport blacks back to Africa. The money, however, is immediately seized by the black minister's white partner, Calhoun, who flees the scene in a meat truck, having secreted the money in a bale of cotton.
Detectives (Raymond St. Jacques, Godfrey Cambridge) question con-man preacher (Calvin Lockhart).
