Cotton Comes to Harlem

Name: Cotton Comes to Harlem
Director: Ossie Davis
Released: 1970
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Godfrey Cambridge, Raymond St. Jacques, Calvin Lockhart, Judy Pace, Redd Foxx

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

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,557 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:17 j&j& AIN'T NOW j&j&

00:05:23 IN THE WHITE MAN'S JAIL

00:09:01 WAIT A MINUTE, BUDDY!

00:17:39 [TELEPHONE RINGS]

00:21:07 THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. WHAT ELSE DO YOU WANT?

00:25:07 SO WHY DON'T YOU GUYS TAKE YOUR BUSINESS AND SPLIT?

00:29:48 OH, ANYTHING.

00:34:53 YEAH.

00:38:55 WHO'S GONNA BE GOOD TO ME NOW THAT JOHN AIN'T HERE NO MORE?

00:43:04 IF WE DIDN'T LIKE HIM, YOU THINK HE'D STILL BE AROUND?

00:47:03 I DON'T PLAY THAT.

00:54:28 HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU IDIOTS?

00:57:33 KEEP HIM ON ICE FOR 24 HOURS.

01:00:13 WE HAVE MARCHED ALL THE WAY

01:02:54 NOW COOL IT!

01:06:40 IT'S ALL YOURS, REVEREND.

01:09:21 YOU GOT US OFF.

01:13:25 HMM?

01:16:27 DON'T BEG ME, DEKE.

01:20:48 HA.

01:25:59 j&j& YOU CAN FIND MY SOUL THERE... j&j&

01:30:07 j&j& EVERYBODY'S SALVATION j&j&

01:32:43 UH, I'M AFRAID HE'S RIGHT, TOM.

87:00:00 OF POOR BLACK FOLKS' MONEY

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 line87:00:00

Production Record

DirectorOssie Davis

LanguageEnglish

Budget$1,200,000

IMDb votes2,861