TV Tracker
‹ Back
Cotton Comes to Harlem poster

Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)

1970 · R · 1h 37m · Action · Comedy · Crime · ★ 6.2/10

Introducing COFFIN ED and GRAVEDIGGER. Two detectives only a mother could love.

Harlem's African-American population is being ripped off by the Rev. Deke O'Malley, who dishonestly claims that small donations will secure parcels of land in Africa. When New York City police officers Gravedigger Jones and Coffin Ed Johnson look into O'Malley's scam, they learn that the cash is being smuggled inside a bale of cotton. However, the police, O'Malley, and lots of others find themselves scrambling when the money goes missing.

Keep a list of movies to watch, mark them watched, and see where each one is streaming. Free, no ads.

Where to watch Cotton Comes to Harlem

Streaming in the US on:

Rent or buy:

Cast & crew

Directed by Ossie Davis

Starring Godfrey Cambridge, Raymond St. Jacques, Calvin Lockhart, Judy Pace, Redd Foxx, Emily Yancy, John Anderson, Lou Jacobi

Movies like Cotton Comes to Harlem

Black Caesar poster Black Caesar1973Black Belt Jones poster Black Belt Jones1974I'm Gonna Git You Sucka poster I'm Gonna Git You Sucka1988Accident Man: Hitman's Holiday poster Accident Man: Hitman's Holiday2022Sheroes poster Sheroes2023Who Is Cletis Tout? poster Who Is Cletis Tout?2001London Calling poster London Calling2025Bulletproof 2 poster Bulletproof 22020