Cotton Comes to Harlem

Name: Cotton Comes to Harlem
Genre: Action, Comedy
Released: 1970-05-27
Duration: 1 h 37 min
Rating: 6.50
Cast: Judy Pace, Raymond St. Jacques, Calvin Lockhart, Godfrey Cambridge

– The Charismatic black nationalist leader Rev Deke O'Malley is trying to sell the people of Harlem a ..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

6.50 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 37 Minutes

Release Year:

1970

The Charismatic black nationalist leader Rev Deke O'Malley is trying to sell the people of Harlem a dream. Invest $100 in his company and live in Africa. But cops Gravedigger and Coffin know all about Deke and his fraudulent schemes that take advantage of the poor and the ignorant and can't wait for a chance to expose him.

Styles:

Offbeat, Semi Serious, Witty, Humorous, Realistic

Story Timeline:

1970s, 20th Century

Producing Country:

USA

Filming Locations:

Harlem, New York, USA

Genre:

Comedy, Action

Editor's Pick for:

Boys' night

Release Date:

27 May 1970

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:

R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Directed by:

Ossie Davis

Story Written By:

Ossie Davis, Arnold Perl, Chester Himes

Main Actors:

Judy Pace, Raymond St. Jacques, Calvin Lockhart, Godfrey Cambridge

Plot:

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.

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination.

Production Company:

MGM

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

6.5/10