Drama ·Music · United States of America · 1932 · 1h 9m

Harlem Is Heaven

Director

Cast

Bill Robinson as Bill Eubie Blake as Eubie Blake Putney Dandridge as Stage Manager James Baskett as Anise Boyer as Henri Wessell as

Crew

Charles Levine — Director of Photography Irwin Franklyn — Writer Irving Yates — Producer

Tagline

New York's Famous Cotton Club Entertainers

Synopsis

Bill "Bojangles" Robinson made his movie acting debut in this 1932 film, featuring Putney Dandridge, James Baskett (Oscar winner for "Song of the South"), Cotton Club dancer Anita Boyer, Henri Wassell, Alma Smith, Bob Sawyer, and composer/bandleader Eubie Blake and his orchestra.

Mood & Themes

harlem renaissance

Key Collaborators

Irwin Franklyn Director Charles Levine Director of Photography Irwin Franklyn Writer Irving Yates Producer

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