Comedy ·Drama ·Music · United States of America · 1939 · 1h 25m

Paradise in Harlem

Director

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

Crew

Don Malkames — Director of Photography Charles Levine — Director of Photography Frank H. Wilson — Story

Tagline

Greatest Colored Cast Ever Assembled in One Picture

Synopsis

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...

Key Collaborators

Joseph Seiden Director Don Malkames Director of Photography Charles Levine Director of Photography Frank H. Wilson Story

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