Cotton Comes to Harlem
1970 · Movie · R · 97 min · ★ 6.2 · 62% critics
In Harlem, a charismatic preacher convinces residents to donate money for a promised opportunity abroad, but the scheme draws the attention of two streetwise detectives. When the cash ends up hidden in a bale of cotton and then vanishes, cops, crooks, and hustlers race through the neighborhood in a chaotic hunt to find it first.
Based on Cotton Comes to Harlem
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Details
- Years
- 1970
- Release date
- 1970-05-27
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 62/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (64 votes)
About
If you enjoy fast, rowdy crime comedies with chases, shootouts, and sharp one-liners, this is an easy watch, especially if you like Super Fly or I'm Gonna Git You Sucka; Not for you if dated stereotypes, racy humor, or nudity will bother you.
Pros: funny action-comedy mix; charismatic buddy detectives; lively Harlem energy | Cons: plot can feel messy; humor is very broad; dated attitudes and nudity
Themes
- blaxploitation cinema
Awards & recognition
- NAACP Image Award — Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture · 1970
- NAACP Image Award — Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture · 1970 · nominated
Cast & crew
Godfrey Cambridge
as Gravedigger Jones
Raymond St. Jacques
as Coffin Ed Johnson
Calvin Lockhart
as Rev. Deke O'Malley
Judy Pace
as Iris
Redd Foxx
as Uncle Bud / Booker Washington Sims
Emily Yancy
as Mabel
John Anderson
as Capt. Bryce
Lou Jacobi
as Goodman
Eugene Roche
as Lt. Anderson
J.D. Cannon
as Calhoun
Directed by Ossie Davis