Cotton Comes to Harlem
Cotton Comes to Harlem

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Gravedigger Jones and Coffin Ed Johnson are two black cops with a reputation for breaking the odd head. Both are annoyed at the success of the Reverend Deke O'Mailey who is selling trips back to Africa to the poor on the installment plan. When his truck is hijacked and a bale of cotton stuffed with money is lost in the chase, Harlem is turned upside down by Gravedigger and Coffin Ed, the Reverend, and the hijackers. Much of the humor is urban black, which was unusual in 1970.... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Cotton Comes to Harlem:

Godfrey Cambridge
Raymond St. Jacques
Calvin Lockhart
Judy Pace
Redd Foxx
Emily Yancy

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Gravedigger Jones and Coffin Ed Johnson are two black cops with a reputation for breaking the odd head. Both are annoyed at the success of the Reverend Deke O'Mailey who is selling trips back to Africa to the poor on the installment plan. When his truck is hijacked and a bale of cotton stuffed with money is lost in the chase, Harlem is turned upside down by Gravedigger and Coffin Ed, the Reverend, and the hijackers. Much of the humor is urban black, which was unusual in 1970.

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Blu-ray.com - 9/10 by Brian OrndorfHarlem is mostly about the ride, with chases and barbed banter urging the movie along, keeping the whole endeavor light on its toes.
User Review - 10/10 by Mickey Sclassic blaxploitation flick done by the late ossie davis. coffin ed and gravedigger are the lead characters in this urban tale about 2 cops trying to bust a false prophet
User Review - 10/10 by Laswrence HOutside of the Shaft movies, this is my favorite blaxploitation movie, its gritty and funny, Ossie Davis was a great actor and a great director.
User Review - 10/10 by Paul MDeke O'Malley was soooo cool in this flick. Redd Foxx provides the humor as Raymond St.Jacques and Godfrey Cambridge take crap off no one. I first watched this film at age 13. There is NO SUCH THING as a 'blaxploitation' movie!!
User Review - 8/10 by Bill BThoroughly enjoyable detective tale that reaffirms my love for Godfrey Cambridge as he and Raymond St. Jacques investigate a shifty ghetto preacher. The film is great in that it easily establishes their reputation as figures in the community and feels like it could be the second or third film in a series rather than an initial outing, the characterization and storytelling is just that strong. Great stuff, recommended.
User Review - 8/10 by Nick FEarly black action directed by Ossie Davis. Fast, funny and has Redd Foxx in a small role.
User Review - 8/10 by Jay AFantastic location shooting in Harlem adds realism to the exploits of detectives Gravedigger Jones and Coffin Ed in one of the first blaxploitation films made (pre-Shaft).
User Review - 8/10 by Cassandra MOne of the best in the wave of early 1970s "Blaksplotation" films, this features Godfrey Cambridge and the great Raymond St Jacques on the trail of a group of holdup men who rip off a "Back to Africa" rally in Harlem. There is a somewhat dodgy preacher (Calvin Lockhart) and a white holdup artist (JD Cannon, soon to be Dennis Weaver's boss on TV's McCLOUD), and a cameo appearance by the late Red Foxx (soon to be on TV's SANFORD & SON). The movie was filmed on location in Harlem and can be thought of as one of those gritty (and grainy) films that showed a decaying NYC during this period. The film is a lot of fun as the various principles wind up chasing around a bale of cotton that switches hands several times (why is this bale so important, watch the film & find out).
User Review - 8/10 by Wes LThe first blaxploitation movie ever is quite awesome.
User Review - 8/10 by Bart SThis movie is extremely entertaining and based on a great Chester Himes novel. During the Eighties this movie seemed to be on the channel 11 (PIX! PIX! PIX!) 8 o'clock Movie every six months. I miss those days.

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