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Cotton Comes to Harlem

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  • 1h 37m
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Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)
Two Harlem cops investigate a robbery, believing that a reverend has staged it in order to steal the money he's collected for a local fundraiser.
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Two Harlem cops investigate a robbery, believing that a reverend has staged it in order to steal the money he's collected for a local fundraiser.Two Harlem cops investigate a robbery, believing that a reverend has staged it in order to steal the money he's collected for a local fundraiser.Two Harlem cops investigate a robbery, believing that a reverend has staged it in order to steal the money he's collected for a local fundraiser.
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
2.4K
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    • Ossie Davis
    • Chester Himes(based upon the novel by)
    • Arnold Perl(screenplay)
    • Ossie Davis(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Godfrey Cambridge
    • Raymond St. Jacques
    • Calvin Lockhart
    • Ossie Davis
    • Chester Himes(based upon the novel by)
    • Arnold Perl(screenplay)
    • Ossie Davis(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Godfrey Cambridge
    • Raymond St. Jacques
    • Calvin Lockhart
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 33User reviews
    • 36Critic reviews
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    Godfrey Cambridge
    Godfrey Cambridge
    • Grave Digger Jones
    Raymond St. Jacques
    Raymond St. Jacques
    • Coffin Ed Johnson
    Calvin Lockhart
    Calvin Lockhart
    • Rev. Deke O'Malley
    Judy Pace
    Judy Pace
    • Iris
    Redd Foxx
    Redd Foxx
    • Uncle Budd…
    Emily Yancy
    • Mabel
    John Anderson
    John Anderson
    • Capt. Bryce
    Lou Jacobi
    Lou Jacobi
    • Goodman
    Eugene Roche
    Eugene Roche
    • Lt. Anderson
    J.D. Cannon
    J.D. Cannon
    • Calhoun
    Mabel Robinson
    • Billie
    Dick Sabol
    • Jarema
    Cleavon Little
    Cleavon Little
    • Lo Boy
    Teddy Wilson
    Teddy Wilson
    • Barry
    • (as Theodore Wilson)
    Maxwell Glanville
    • Caspar
    Arnold Williams
    Arnold Williams
    • Hi Jenks
    Van Kirksey
    • Early Riser
    • (as Van Kriksey)
    Helen Martin
    Helen Martin
    • Church Sister
      • Ossie Davis
      • Chester Himes(based upon the novel by)
      • Arnold Perl(screenplay)
      • Ossie Davis(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      During Deke O'Mally's opening speech, Demond Wilson (who played Lamont Sanford) appears as a background rally attendant.
    • Goofs
      During the car chase, the mirror on the driver's side of the police car gets shot off. Once the police car collides with the watermelon cart a few seconds later, the mirror reappears.
    • Quotes

      Gravedigger Jones: One more word, soul brother. You had it made. Black folks would have followed you anywhere. You could've been another Marcus Garvey or even another Malcolm X. But instead you ain't nothin' but a pimp with a chicken-shit backbone.

    • Connections
      Featured in A Century of Black Cinema (2003)
    • Soundtracks
      Cotton Comes To Harlem
      Music by Galt MacDermot
      Lyrics by Joseph S. Lewis
      Sung by George Aliceson Tipton (as George Tipton)

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    9/10
    Hysterically Edgy
    Cambridge and St. Jacques are one of all time best buddy cop duos. They are hip, sexy, and funny. The mystery is intriguing, and the uncomfortable situations keep the viewer's attention throughout. This is one to be seen uncut, because a lot of the humor is quite racy. It's a time capsule in a way also since the Harlem depicted here no longer exists.
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    • turk_182
    • Jul 8, 2002

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    • Release date
      • May 27, 1970 (United States)
      • United States
      • MGM
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production company
      • Formosa Productions
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    • 1 hour 37 minutes
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      • Mono

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