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Cotton Comes to Harlem is a 1970 American neo-noir action comedy film co-written and directed by Ossie Davis and starring Godfrey Cambridge, Raymond St. Jacques, and Redd Foxx. The film, later cited as an early example of the blaxploitation genre, is based on Chester Himes' novel of the same title.
- $1.2 million
- Samuel Goldwyn Jr.
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.
- (2.6K)
- Action, Comedy, Crime
- Ossie Davis
- 1970-05-27
Cotton Comes To Harlem. 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. 872 IMDb 6.5 1 h 36 min 1970. X-Ray R. Action · Comedy · Biting · Joyous.
- 96 min
- 142
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 · 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. Starring: Godfrey Cambridge Redd Foxx Judy Pace Raymond St. Jacques. Directed by: Ossie Davis.
- Ossie Davis
- January 1, 1970
- 97 min
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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.
