Cotton Comes to Harlem

1970 · 97 MIN · IMDB 6.4 · 2,861 VOTES · DIR. Ossie Davis

Cotton Comes to Harlem poster

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.

ActionComedyCrime1970s

Dialogue Timeline — 1,557 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:17 j&j& AIN'T NOW j&j&
00:05:19 HA HA! HA HA!
00:08:43 JUST COOL IT.
00:17:16 THEM BOYS DON'T NEVER FORGET.
00:20:40 COULD BE.
00:24:30 NOT ME, BABY. YOU QUIT, I QUIT.
00:28:41 THANK YOU, MRS. HILL.
00:34:06 GOD DAMN IT! YOU BETTER TELL US WHAT WE WANNA KNOW, MAN!
00:37:51 WELL...
00:41:34 AND TELL SAM TO FIX IT FOR ME PERSONALLY.
00:46:04 GOOD TIMES ARE HERE NOW.
00:53:03 IT DON'T ADD UP, GOODMAN.
00:56:02 I WAS THERE! I SAW YOU, YOU BASTARD!
00:58:51 I DON'T KNOW, LIEUTENANT.
01:01:20 RIOT.
01:04:16 SHUT UP!
01:07:43 WE COULD HOLD HIM ON A TECHNICALITY
01:10:59 LOOK, MAN, I'M NOT IN ANY MOOD
01:14:14 FOR WHAT YOU DONE TO ME
01:18:01 I'M TALKIN' TO YOU!
01:21:20 j&j& HERE COMES COTTON j&j&
01:26:37 HOLD IT RIGHT THERE.
01:30:34 j&j& SALVATION j&j&
01:32:59 THAT'S RIGHT.

Cast & Characters

Godfrey Cambridge Grave Digger Jones Raymond St. Jacques Coffin Ed Johnson Calvin Lockhart Rev. Deke O'Malley Judy Pace Iris Redd Foxx Uncle Budd Redd Foxx Booker Washington Sims Emily Yancy Mabel John Anderson Capt. Bryce Lou Jacobi Goodman Eugene Roche Lt. Anderson J.D. Cannon Calhoun

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,557
Dialogue density16.1 lines / min
First line00:00:17
Final line01:32:59

Production Record

DirectorOssie Davis
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,200,000
IMDb votes2,861