Paradise in Harlem (1939)
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...
- Date of release
- 1939-01-01
- TMDB
- 5.0 / 10 (7)
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Music
- Director
- Joseph Seiden
Casting
- Mamie Smith — Madame Mamie
- Norman Astwood — Rough Jackson
- Edna Mae Harris — Doll Davis
- Merritt Smith — Ned Avery
- Frank H. Wilson — Lem Anderson
- Francine Everett — Desdemona Jones
- Sidney Easton — Sneeze Ancrum (as Sydney Easton)
- Babe Matthews — Laura Lou
- Lionel Monagas — Matt Gilson
- Madeline Belt — Acme Delight
- Herman Green — Ganaway
- Percy Verwayen — Spanish
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