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Cotton Comes to Harlem
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Cotton Comes to Harlem is a 1970 film directed by Ossie Davis and based on a novel of the same name by Chester Himes. Two NYPD detectives, Gravedigger Jones (Godfrey Cambridge) and Coffin Ed Johnson (Raymond St. Jacques) investigate the robbery of $87,000 of savings from poor Harlem families, stolen during a "Back to Africa" fundraising drive held by conman Reverend Deke O'Malley (Calvin Lockhart). Hidden in a bale of cotton, the money changes hands numerous times as the detectives, O'Malley and the gang of thieves that stole the money fight over it. Cotton Comes to Harlem is notable as one of the earliest Blaxploitation films and spawned a sequel, 1972's Come Back, Charleston Blue.
The following weapons were used in the film Cotton Comes to Harlem:
Handguns
Colt Python
Coffin Ed Johnson (Raymond St. Jacques) uses a nickel-plated Colt Python as his main weapon throughout the film.
Colt Detective Special
Gravedigger Jones (Godfrey Cambridge) uses a nickel-plated Colt Detective Special as his sidearm.
Colt M1911A1
Coffin Ed uses a M1911A1 pistol alongside his Colt Python during a shootout at Abe Goodman's junkyard, and later in the finale.
Smith & Wesson M&P
Calhoun (J.D. Cannon) uses a Smith & Wesson M&P revolver to threaten O'Malley's wife Iris (Judy Pace).
Shotguns
Sawn-Off Double Barreled Shotgun
A sawn-off double barreled shotgun is used by Gravedigger during the finale.
Winchester Model 1912 Riot Gun
NYPD officers including Sergeant Jerema (Dick Sabol) use Winchester Model 1912 riot guns while confronting protesters who want to free O'Malley from jail.
Submachine Guns
Carl Gustaf M/45
The thieves use Carl Gustaf M/45 submachine guns while stealing the money from O'Malley's rally, and later during the junkyard shootout.
M1928 Thompson
One of Deke O'Malley's henchmen wields a M1928 Thompson during the shootout at the scrapyard.
Rifles
M1A1 Carbine
M1A1 Carbines are used by the thieves during the robbery of O'Malley's rally. Calhoun later uses a M1A1 carbine during the shootout at the junkyard.
Rifles
An assortment of rifles can be found in a saferoom under the pulpit at O'Malley's church.
Other
Flare Gun
Gravedigger uses a flare gun during the junkyard shootout to alert Coffin Ed and to shoot one of O'Malley's men.
Federal L-5 Gas Riot Gun
NYPD officers use the Federal Gas Riot Gun during a standoff with protesters outside the precinct.