Cotton Comes to Harlem
6.2
97 minutes
5/27/1970
Overview
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 List
Godfrey Cambridge
as Gravedigger Jones
Raymond St. Jacques
as Coffin Ed Johnson
Calvin Lockhart
as Rev. Deke O'Malley
Judy Pace
as Iris
Redd Foxx
as Uncle Bud / Booker Washington Sims
Emily Yancy
as Mabel
John Anderson
as Capt. Bryce
Lou Jacobi
as Goodman
Eugene Roche
as Lt. Anderson
J.D. Cannon
as Calhoun
Mabel Robinson
as Billie
Dick Sabol
as Jarema
Cleavon Little
as Lo Boy
Vinnette Carroll
as Reba
Tommy Lane
as "44"
Gilbert Lewis
as Black Beret
Wally Taylor
as Black Beret
Lawrence Cook
as 1st Young Black Man