Cotton Comes to Harlem
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.
Top Billed Cast
Godfrey Cambridge
Gravedigger Jones
Raymond St. Jacques
Coffin Ed Johnson
Calvin Lockhart
Rev. Deke O'Malley
Judy Pace
Iris
Redd Foxx
Uncle Bud / Booker Washington Sims
Featured Crew
Ossie Davis
Director
Chester Himes
Novel
Arnold Perl
Screenplay
Ossie Davis
Screenplay
Samuel Goldwyn Jr.
Producer
Galt MacDermot
Music
Barry Malkin
Associate Editor
Gerald Hirschfeld
Director of Photography
Robert Q. Lovett
Editor
Anna Hill Johnstone
Costume Design
Enrique Bravo
Camera Operator
Emanuel Gerard
Art Direction
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