Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)

Cast

Cleavon Little
as Lo Boy
John Anderson
as Capt. Bryce
Redd Foxx
as Uncle Budd / Booker Washington Sims
Vernee Watson
as Woman

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Genres & Description

Action Comedy

6.6 / 10

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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Intel-Pick

dam sexy sistas in old school movies. - @Wednesday, August 16, 2017 12:19 PM

Bad Moon Rising

Thanks. - @Sunday, July 9, 2017 7:26 PM

Adam Jackson

This movie was gangsta - @Monday, December 19, 2016 10:45 PM

cheryl fowler

I loved this movie!!! - @Friday, September 16, 2016 10:57 PM

Kwame Aboagye

RIP, Ray St Jacques, Redd Foxx and Cavin Lockhart. - @Monday, December 28, 2015 7:45 PM

YT4Me57

Loved this movie! - @Wednesday, September 30, 2015 3:24 AM

71 Plymouth.

Haha "I THINK I O' GIT A STICK AND KICK COTTON IN THE BUT". CRASH. Poor 69 Plymouth satellite - @Friday, February 27, 2015 8:29 PM

Hanging with Cliff

Just realized that the main actors in this movie have passed on. R.I.P. - @Sunday, October 26, 2014 2:55 AM

Gary Booker

A 70's classic! - @Thursday, July 10, 2014 4:35 AM

David Chery

harlem world - @Friday, December 27, 2013 5:19 PM

Hamburger247

Church - @Sunday, March 17, 2013 6:25 PM