Cotton Comes to Harlem 1970

Synopsis

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.

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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
• Emily Yancy Mabel
• John Anderson Capt. Bryce
• Lou Jacobi Goodman
• Eugene Roche Lt. Anderson
• J.D. Cannon Calhoun

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