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Who wrote Cotton Comes to Harlem?
Chester Himes
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What is the movie Cotton Comes to Harlem about?
Cotton Comes to Harlem1970
Come Back, Charleston Blue1972A Rage in Harlem1991
Cotton Comes to Harlem/Movies
Who were the detectives looking for in Cotton Comes to Harlem?
The Reverend O’Malley, actually an ex-con named Deke O’Hara, goes into hiding and detectives Grave Digger Jones and Coffin Ed Johnson must find him.
Who is the author of Cotton Comes to Harlem?
Dewey Decimal. Cotton Comes to Harlem is a hardboiled crime fiction novel written by Chester Himes in 1965. It is the sixth and best known of the Grave Digger Jones & Coffin Ed Johnson Mysteries. It was later adapted into a film of the same name in 1970 starring Godfrey Cambridge, Raymond St. Jacques, and Redd Foxx.
When does Cotton Comes to Harlem come out on DVD?
Release. Cotton Comes to Harlem was released in theatres on May 26, 1970. The film was released to DVD by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (acting as distributor for MGM Home Entertainment) January 9, 2001. Cotton Comes to Harlem was released on Blu-ray by Kino Lorber (under license from MGM) on September 9, 2014.
Who is Coffin Ed Johnson in Cotton Comes to Harlem?
Coffin Ed Johnson – ace black detective in Harlem working with Grave Digger to find out who the hijackers were and get back the people’s money as well. His face is scarred by thrown acid, giving him an explosive bad temper that causes him to need time to calm down.
Why was Harlem called the city of the homeless in Cotton Comes to Harlem?
As said in the book, “Harlem is the city of the homeless,” Harlem was an all white community, until the blacks were sent here and given cheap living arrangements. In Cotton Comes to Harlem, the criminals must be made to pay for the crimes or the citizens should be able to afford better living arrangements.