Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)
Introducing COFFIN ED and GRAVEDIGGER. Two detectives only a mother could love.
1970 · R · 1h 37m · Action, Comedy, Crime
Genres: Action, Comedy, Crime
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.
Director: Ossie Davis
Writers: Arnold Perl, Ossie Davis, Chester Himes
Music by: Galt MacDermot
Cinematography: Gerald Hirschfeld
Editor: Robert Q. Lovett
Budget: $1M · Rated 6.2/10 by 65 viewers
Part of the Gravedigger Jones and Coffin Ed Johnson franchise.
Cast
Godfrey Cambridge as Gravedigger JonesRaymond St. Jacques as Coffin Ed JohnsonCalvin Lockhart as Rev. Deke O'MalleyJudy Pace as IrisRedd Foxx as Uncle Bud / Booker Washington SimsEmily Yancy as MabelJohn Anderson as Capt. BryceLou Jacobi as GoodmanEugene Roche as Lt. AndersonJ.D. Cannon as CalhounMabel Robinson as BillieDick Sabol as JaremaMore like this
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