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Plot

Ossie Davis makes his directorial debut a smashing success in the trend-setting action crime comedy Cotton Comes To Harlem. Coffin Ed (Raymond St. Jacques) and Grave Digger Jones (Godfrey Cambridge), two plainclothesmen on the Harlem detail, are assigned to investigate the goings-on of suspicious local preacher Deke O'Malley (Calvin Lockhart), whose "Back to Africa" political movement turns out to be a scam to bilk the community of their hard-earned cash, with the scam-money hidden in a bale of cotton.
MPAA Rating:
R
Genre(s):
Action,Crime and Mystery,Thriller
Run Time:
97min.
Theatrical Release Date:
10/05/1995
DVD Release Date:
01/09/2001
Director(s):
Ossie Davis
Starring:
Godfrey Cambridge , Raymond St. Jacques , Calvin Lockhart , Judy Pace , Redd Foxx
Themes:
Cons and Scams,Rogue Cops,Inner City Blues
Tone:
Deadpan,Easygoing,Quirky,Satirical,Humorous,Irreverent,Wry
Keywords:
African-American,community,con/scam,hidden,investigation,loot,police-detective,preaching
Language:
English