Cotton Comes to Harlem [59917] Released: 1970-05-27 Revenue: $0 Budget: $1,200,000 Profit: $-1,200,000 Runtime: 97 mins Popularity: 0.8426 Vote Average: 6.2 Vote Count: 55 Overview: 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. Cast [18] Godfrey CambridgeGravedigger Jones Raymond St. JacquesCoffin Ed Johnson Calvin LockhartRev. Deke O'Malley Judy PaceIris Redd FoxxUncle Bud / Booker W Emily YancyMabel John AndersonCapt. Bryce Lou JacobiGoodman Eugene RocheLt. Anderson J.D. CannonCalhoun Mabel RobinsonBillie Dick SabolJarema Cleavon LittleLo Boy Vinnette CarrollReba Tommy Lane"44" Gilbert LewisBlack Beret Wally TaylorBlack Beret Lawrence Cook1st Young Black Man Trailers Cotton Comes to Harlem ≣ 1970 ≣ Trailer Cotton Comes To Harlem (1970, trailer) [Godfrey Cambridge, Raymond St. Jacques, Calvin Lockhart]