Cotton Comes to Harlem

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R,1hr 37min

Genres:

Action,Comedy,Drama

Release:

1970

Director:

Ossie Davis

Distributor:

MGM

Starring:

Godfrey Cambridge, Raymond St. Jacques, Calvin Lockhart ... More

Synopsis: Ossie Davis makes his directorial debut a smashing success in the trend-setting action crime comedy Cotton Comes To Harlem. Coffin Ed (Raymond St. Jacques) and Grave Digger Jones (Godfrey Cambridge), two plainclothesmen on the Harlem detail, are assigned to investigate the goings-on of suspicious local preacher Deke O'Malley (Calvin Lockhart), whose "Back to Africa" political movement turns out to be a scam to bilk the community of their hard-earned cash, with the scam-money hidden in a bale of cotton. ... Full Synopsis

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	Jason Buchanan, AMG Review One of the most energetic, entertaining and humorous action comedy efforts to ever hit the big screen, if Cotton Comes to Harlem isn't black enough for you, you may find yourself in serious need to reevaluate your standards. Based on Chester Himes' novel of the same name, actors Godfrey Cambridge and Raymond St. Jacques bring the respective characters of Gravedigger Jones and Coffin Ed Johnson to life ... Read Review

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	Godfrey Cambridge Grave Digger Jones Raymond St. Jacques Coffin Ed Johnson Calvin Lockhart Rev. Deke O'Malley Judy Pace Iris