Exterior Photographs
and Artifacts from
the 1970 film
Cotton Comes to Harlem was Emanuel Gerard's third feature film released in 1970. Ossie Davis made his directorial debut with this action packed crime comedy set in Harlem, N.Y. This film, based upon the novel by Chester Himes, starred Godfrey Cambridge and Raymond St. Jacques as the hard boiled detectives Grave Digger Jones and Coffin Ed Johnson. An early entry in the "blaxploitation" genre, Cotton comes to Harlem remains one of the most colorful and exciting films of the era. Beautifully shot by Gerald Hirschfeld, the film captured the true atmosphere of Harlem, particularly with it's vivid location shots of Seventh Avenue and 125th Street and such other landmarks as the Apollo Theatre, the Spanish-American Barbershop and Frank's Cafe. |
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Theatre herald from the
premiere of COTTON COMES TO HARLEM
Watercolor of Deke's Church
exterior
Production documents from the
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