Paradise in Harlem

Paradise in Harlem

85 mins | Drama, Comedy, Music | Jan. 1, 1939

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...

Paradise in Harlem

85 mins | Drama, Comedy, Music | Jan. 1, 1939

Paradise in Harlem
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...
IMDb rating 5.0
Producers Jubilee Pictures Corporation
Original title Paradise in Harlem
Directors Joseph Seiden
Writers Frank H. Wilson, Vincent Valentini

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

Sidney Easton

as Sneeze Ancrum (as Sydney Easton)

Babe Matthews

as Laura Lou

Lionel Monagas

as Matt Gilson

Madeline Belt

as Acme Delight

Herman Green

as Ganaway

Percy Verwayen

as Spanish

George Williams

as Runt

Alec Lovejoy

as Misery

Lucky Millinder

as Himself - Bandleader

Juanita Hall

as Singer in Audience