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.
Cotton Comes to Harlem has generally received positive reviews.
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Cotton Comes to Harlem was released in 1970 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 31 reviews, giving Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970) an average rating of 65%.
Overall, film critics prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 90%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a lower average score of 72%. Professional critics were more impressed with Cotton Comes to Harlem than amateur reviewers were.
With a score of 65%, Cotton Comes to Harlem is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1970, which stands at 60%.
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