Directed by:
Ossie DavisCinematography:
Gerald HirschfeldComposer:
Galt MacDermotCast:
Godfrey Cambridge, Raymond St. Jacques, Calvin Lockhart, John Anderson, Judy Pace, Lou Jacobi, Eugene Roche, J.D. Cannon, Emily Yancy, Melba Moore (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
Grave Digger Jones and his partner Coffin Ed Johnson are trying to find $90,000 hidden inside a bale of cotton somewhere in Harlem. They haven't got much time before the cops recover the cash. But when Grave Digger and Coffin Ed finally discover the money's location, they'll realize they ain't nothin' but cotton picking fools. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Godfrey Cambridge](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/441/162441408_302e4c.jpg)
Godfrey Cambridge
USA
Best movies:
Splendor in the Grass (1961)
Friday Foster (1975)
Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)
![Raymond St. Jacques](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/712/158712279_4e90f0.jpg)
Raymond St. Jacques
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Roots (1977) (series)
![Calvin Lockhart](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/208/166208096_29d745.jpg)
Calvin Lockhart
The Bahamas
Best movies:
Cleopatra (1963)
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
Wild at Heart (1990)
![John Anderson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/279/279176_0791a7.jpg)
John Anderson
USA
Best movies:
Psycho (1960)
North and South (1985) (series)
Last Train from Gun Hill (1959)
![Judy Pace](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/278/161278394_064a5a.gif)
Judy Pace
USA
Best movies:
Brian's Song (1971) (TV movie)
The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)
The Fortune Cookie (1966)
![Lou Jacobi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/188/158188329_cbba32.gif)
Lou Jacobi
Canada
Best movies:
![Eugene Roche](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/523/163523953_5cc049.jpg)
Eugene Roche
USA
Best movies:
Miracle on Ice (1981) (TV movie)
Corvette Summer (1978)
The Late Show (1977)
![J.D. Cannon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/343/343590_8ac429.jpg)
J.D. Cannon
USA
Best movies:
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
Lawman (1971)
Street Justice (1987)
Emily Yancy
USA
Best movies:
The Abyss (1989)
Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon (1970)
Nine Months (1995)
![Melba Moore](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/277/277433_5aeb64.jpg)
Melba Moore
USA
Best movies:
Hair (1979)
All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989)
Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)
![Cleavon Little](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273853_4c47ad.jpg)
Cleavon Little
USA
Best movies:
Vanishing Point (1971)
John and Mary (1969)
Separate But Equal (1991) (TV movie)
Albert Hall
USA
Best movies:
Apocalypse Now (1979)
The Long Hot Summer (1985) (TV movie)
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
![Lawrence Cook](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/021/354/21354159_d9f3df.jpg)
Lawrence Cook
USA
Best movies:
Columbo (1971) (series)
The Spook Who Sat by the Door (1973)
Colors (1988)
![Wally Taylor](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/191/160191564_0a2eec.jpg)
Wally Taylor
USA
Best movies:
Roots (1977) (series)
Crossroads (1986)
The Gumball Rally (1976)
![Leonardo Cimino](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/634/160634260_cc777e.jpg)
Leonardo Cimino
USA
Best movies:
V (1983) (TV movie)
The Young Savages (1961)
Moonstruck (1987)
Redd Foxx
USA
Best movies:
The Butler (2013) - a.f.
Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)
Harlem Nights (1989)
![Helen Martin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/098/162098669_b971e5.jpg)
Helen Martin
USA
Best movies:
Roots (1977) (series)
Death Wish (1974)
Kiss the Girls (1997)
Teddy Wilson
USA
Best movies:
Bound by Honor (1993)
Maid to Order (1987)
Life Stinks (1991)
Lisle Wilson
USA
Best movies:
Sisters (1972)
Lucky Chances (1990) (series)
Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)
![Vernee Watson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/211/163211573_0ab0d3.jpg)
Vernee Watson
USA
Best movies:
Home Room (2002)
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (2000)