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Cotton Comes to Harlem is a film directed by Ossie Davis with Godfrey Cambridge, Raymond St. Jacques, Calvin Lockhart, Judy Pace .... Year: 1970. Original title: Cotton Comes to Harlem. Synopsis: The Charismatic black nationalist leader Rev Deke O'Malley is trying to sell the people of Harlem a dream. Invest $100 in his company and live in Africa.
Jul 9, 2023 · Cotton Comes to Harlem by Chester Himes. Publication date 1965-01-01 Publisher Putnam Collection internetarchivebooks; printdisabled Contributor Internet Archive Language
Cotton Comes to Harlem is a 1970 American neo-noir The opening theme, "Ain't Now But It's Gonna Be," was written by Ossie Davis and performed by Melba Moore. The film was one of the many black films that appeared in the 1970s and became an overnight hit.
Cotton Comes to Harlem - Full Cast & Crew. 1970; 1 hr 37 mins Drama, Comedy R Watchlist. Where to Watch. A disgruntled pair of Harlem cops seeks out a plan to expose the local reverend, whose ...
Chester Himes’s 1965 novel Cotton Comes to Harlem is the sixth and best-known novel in his Harlem Detective series. The book follows black detectives Grave Digger Jones and Coffin Ed as they search for $87,000 stolen from hardworking African American families who dream of returning to Africa and to escape poverty in America. The novel’s ...
Cotton Comes to Harlem is an action film co-written and directed in 1970 by Ossie Davis and starring Godfrey Cambridge, Raymond St. Jacques, and Redd Foxx: it is based on Chester Himes' novel of the same name.
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 ...
