Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970) — Top Movie Database

Production companies : Formosa Productions /

May 27, 1970 1h 37m United States of America Action English More

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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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title：Cotton Comes to Harlem
status：Released
Release date： 1970
Runtime：1h 37m
Genres： Action · Comedy · Crime ·
Countries of origin： United States of America ·
Original Language： English ·
Director： Ossie Davis /
Writers： Ossie Davis · Chester Himes · Arnold Perl ·
Production companies： Formosa Productions ·
Budget：$1,200,000.00
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.