Paradise in Harlem (1939)
Greatest Colored Cast Ever Assembled in One Picture
85 min
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...
- Release date
- January 1, 1939
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Frank H. Wilson as Lem Anderson
- Mamie Smith as Madame Mamie
- Norman Astwood as Rough Jackson
- Edna Mae Harris as Doll Davis
- Merritt Smith as Ned Avery
- Francine Everett as Desdemona Jones
- Sidney Easton as Sneeze Ancrum
- Babe Matthews as Laura Lou
- Lionel Monagas as Matt Gilson
- Madeline Belt as Acme Delight
Crew
- Joseph Seiden · Director
- Frank H. Wilson · Writer
- Vincent Valentini · Writer
- Charles Levine · Cinematographer
- Don Malkames · Cinematographer