Paradise in Harlem (1939)

Name: Paradise in Harlem
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Released: 1939-01-01
Duration: 85 min
Cast: Mamie Smith, Norman Astwood, Edna Mae Harris, Merritt Smith, Frank H. Wilson

Greatest Colored Cast Ever Assembled in One Picture

It is the story of a comedian Lem Anderson who dreams of playing in Shakespeare scenes but he is applied only role in Harlem Vaudeville. One day he is the witness of a crime and the mobster strongly advised him to leave the town...

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Released 1939-01-01 · 85 min · Comedy, Drama, Music

Directed by Joseph Seiden

Cast

Mamie Smith as Madame Mamie
Norman Astwood as Rough Jackson
Edna Mae Harris as Doll Davis
Merritt Smith as Ned Avery
Frank H. Wilson as Lem Anderson
Francine Everett as Desdemona Jones
Sidney Easton as Sneeze Ancrum (as Sydney Easton)
Babe Matthews as Laura Lou
Lionel Monagas as Matt Gilson
Madeline Belt as Acme Delight
Herman Green as Ganaway
Percy Verwayen as Spanish
George Williams as Runt
Alec Lovejoy as Misery
Lucky Millinder as Himself - Bandleader