Search - Cotton Comes to Harlem [Fullscreen] on DVD

MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Violence, Nudity, Not For Children, Adult Language, Adult Humor Movie Release: 1970 DVD Release: 01/09/2001 Format: DVD - Pan and Scan Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 36 mins Studio: MGM Members Wishing: 2 Genres: Action, Crime, Action Comedy, Comedy Thriller, Blaxploitation, Buddy Film, Police Detective Film

Ossie Davis makes his directorial debut a smashing success in the trend-setting action crime comedy Cotton Comes To Harlem. Coffin Ed (Raymond St. Jacques) and Grave Digger Jones (Godfrey Cambridge), two plainclothesmen on the Harlem detail, are assigned to investigate the goings-on of suspicious local preacher Deke O'Malley (Calvin Lockhart), whose "Back to Africa" political movement turns out to be a scam to bilk the community of their hard-earned cash, with the scam-money hidden in a bale of cotton. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide

Godfrey Cambridge - Grave Digger Jones
Raymond St. Jacques - Coffin Ed Johnson
Calvin Lockhart - Rev. Deke O'Malley
Judy Pace - Iris
Redd Foxx - Uncle Bud

Ossie Davis' blaxploitation-era favorite Cotton Comes to Harlem arrives on DVD with a standard full-frame transfer. The English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Mono. French and Spanish subtitles are accessible, and the soundtrack is closed-captioned. Supplemental materials include the original theatrical trailer. MGM/UA has done a decent job with this disc, that, thanks to its reasonable list price, should please genre enthusiasts even though the film could look and sound better. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide