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Cotton Comes to Harlem

Cotton Comes to Harlem

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 27, 1970

Runtime

1h 37m

Genres

Action, Comedy, Crime

User Score

63%

Original Title

Cotton Comes to Harlem

Production Companies

Formosa Productions

Director

Ossie Davis

Budget

$1,200,000

Description

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.