Cotton Comes to Harlem is a 1970 blaxploitation film starring Godfrey Cambridge, Raymond St. Jacques, and Redd Foxx based on Chester Himes' novel of the same name. The plot revolves around the efforts of the two Harlem detectives to recover the life savings of 87 poor black families which have been stolen in a Back to Africa swindle; the money is concealed in a bale of cotton, which keeps changing hands. The film was directed by Ossie Davis. Ossie Davis in The Green Pastures, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1951 Ossie Davis (December 18, 1917 – February 4, 2005) was an African American film actor, director and social activist. ... Ossie Davis in The Green Pastures, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1951 Ossie Davis (December 18, 1917 – February 4, 2005) was an African American film actor, director and social activist. ... Chester Bomar Himes (July 29, 1909 – November 12, 1984) was a famous African American writer. ... Godfrey MacArthur Cambridge (February 26, 1933 - November 29, 1976) was an American comedian and actor, who was especially popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s as a regular guest on The Merv Griffin Show and other talk shows. ... Raymond St. ... Calvin Lockhart (October 18, 1934 - March 29, 2007) was a Bahamian actor, who was born and died in Nassau, Bahamas. ... Galt MacDermot (born December 18, 1928 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian writer of musical theater, best known for the show Hair, which ran for nearly 2000 performances in both London and New York and was later made into a film in 1979. ... The current United Artists logo (a variant was used during the 1980s). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Shaft (1971) Blaxploitation is a film genre that emerged in the United States in the early 1970s when many exploitation films were made that targeted the urban African American audience; the word itself is a portmanteau of the words “black” and “exploitation. ... Godfrey MacArthur Cambridge (February 26, 1933 - November 29, 1976) was an American comedian and actor, who was especially popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s as a regular guest on The Merv Griffin Show and other talk shows. ... Raymond St. ... Redd Foxx (December 9, 1922 – October 11, 1991), born John Elroy Sanford, was an American comedian best known for his starring role on the television sitcom Sanford and Son. ... Chester Bomar Himes (July 29, 1909 – November 12, 1984) was a famous African American writer. ... The Harlem Detective series of novels by Chester Himes comprises 9 Hardboiled novels set in the 1950s and early 1960s: For Love of Imabelle, AKA A Rage in Harlem The Crazy Kill The Real Cool Killers All Shot Up The Big Gold Dream The Heats On Cotton... Marcus Garvey in 1924 Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Jr. ... Cotton ready for harvest. ... Ossie Davis in The Green Pastures, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1951 Ossie Davis (December 18, 1917 – February 4, 2005) was an African American film actor, director and social activist. ...

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