FLY POSTERS
Jan 10, 2019
2 minutes
WORDS BY JOHN KISCH
1. Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)
Based on a novel by Chester Himes, Cotton Comes to Harlem introduced moviegoers to the unforgettable black detectives Coffin Ed Johnson (Raymond St Jacques) and Grave Digger Jones (Godfrey Cambridge). First-time director Ossie Davis transforms what could have been a standard detective comedy into a folkloric version of a 1930s race movie.
2. The Angel Levine (1970)
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