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.

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  Godfrey Cambridge

  Gravedigger Jones
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  Raymond St. Jacques

  Coffin Ed Johnson
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  Calvin Lockhart

  Rev. Deke O'Malley
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  Judy Pace

  Iris
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  Redd Foxx

  Uncle Bud / Booker Washington Sims
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  Emily Yancy

  Mabel
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  John Anderson

  Capt. Bryce
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  Lou Jacobi

  Goodman
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  Eugene Roche

  Lt. Anderson
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  J.D. Cannon

  Calhoun