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Paradise in Harlem

19394.7 / 1085 min
Comedy, Drama, Music

Overview

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...

Cast

Mamie Smith

Mamie Smith

Madame Mamie

Norman Astwood

Norman Astwood

Rough Jackson

Edna Mae Harris

Edna Mae Harris

Doll Davis

Merritt Smith

Merritt Smith

Ned Avery

Frank H. Wilson

Frank H. Wilson

Lem Anderson

Francine Everett

Francine Everett

Desdemona Jones

Sidney Easton

Sidney Easton

Sneeze Ancrum (as Sydney Easton)

Babe Matthews

Babe Matthews

Laura Lou

Lionel Monagas

Lionel Monagas

Matt Gilson

Madeline Belt

Madeline Belt

Acme Delight

Herman Green

Herman Green

Ganaway

Percy Verwayen

Percy Verwayen

Spanish

George Williams

George Williams

Runt

Alec Lovejoy

Alec Lovejoy

Misery

Lucky Millinder

Lucky Millinder

Himself - Bandleader

Juanita Hall

Juanita Hall

Singer in Audience

Emory Johnson

Emory Johnson

Eddie Matthews

Eddie Matthews

Crew

Joseph Seiden

Joseph Seiden

Director

Jack Goldberg

Jack Goldberg

Production Supervisor

Don Malkames

Don Malkames

Director of Photography

Irvin C. Miller

Irvin C. Miller

Unit Manager

Vincent Valentini

Vincent Valentini

Adaptation

Charles Levine

Charles Levine

Director of Photography

Frank H. Wilson

Frank H. Wilson

Story