Cotton Comes to Harlem

1970 · Directed by Ossie Davis · 97 min · comedy film, blaxploitation film, thriller film

★ 6.2/10 · 66 ratings on TMDB

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.