Cotton Comes to Harlem

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

Godfrey Cambridge

as Gravedigger Jones

Raymond St. Jacques

as Coffin Ed Johnson

Calvin Lockhart

as Rev. Deke O'Malley

Judy Pace

as Iris

Redd Foxx

as Uncle Bud / Booker Washington Sims

Emily Yancy

as Mabel

John Anderson

as Capt. Bryce

Lou Jacobi

as Goodman

Eugene Roche

as Lt. Anderson

J.D. Cannon

as Calhoun

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