Cotton Comes to Harlem
Cotton Comes to Harlem
R
6.2
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1970

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97m

Cotton Comes to Harlem

Summary

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.

Director, Screenplay

Ossie Davis

Novel

Chester Himes

Screenplay

Arnold Perl

Reviews

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talisencrw

May 4, 2016

8

A very different but strong angle on the typical Blaxploitation flick. I really enjoyed it. Unfortunately I haven't seen a lot of Ossie Davis' work, either directing (which he does here) or acting (besides 'Bubba Ho-Tep' from late in his career), but it makes me want to check out a lot more. Well worth your trouble to find, worth buying and rewatching, in fact.

Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$1,200,000.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Keywords

blaxploitation cinema