
Cotton Comes to Harlem1970
About
- Runtime
- 1 hour 37 minutes
- Language
- English
- Tagline
- Introducing COFFIN ED and GRAVEDIGGER. Two detectives only a mother could love.
- 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.
- Genres
- Action, Comedy, Crime
- Released
- May 27, 1970
- Budget
- $1,200,000
- Production
- Formosa Productions
Credits
Directing
- Ossie DavisDirector
Writing
- Arnold PerlScreenplay
- Ossie DavisScreenplay
- Chester HimesNovel
Art
- Emanuel GerardArt Direction
Camera
- Gerald HirschfeldDirector of Photography
- Enrique BravoCamera Operator
Costume & Make-Up
- Anna Hill JohnstoneCostume Design
Editing
- Barry MalkinAssociate Editor
- Robert Q. LovettEditor
Production
- Samuel Goldwyn Jr.Producer
Sound
- Galt MacDermotMusic
Trailers
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