Paradise in Harlem (1939)
1939 · Feature film · 84 min · dir. Joseph Seiden
Greatest Colored Cast Ever Assembled in One Picture
- Comedy
- Drama
- Music
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...
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- Joseph Seiden
- Writer
- Frank H. Wilson
- Cinematography
- Charles Levine
- Studio
- Jubilee Pictures Corporation
- Released
- 1939-01-01
- Running time
- 84 minutes
Cast & crew
- Joseph Seiden Director
- Mamie Smith
- Norman Astwood
Edna Mae Harris- Merritt Smith
Frank H. Wilson
Francine Everett- Sidney Easton
- Babe Matthews
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · EXCELLENT · cozy8 · 2011-02-19
I loved this pic and was pleasantly surprised. These were professional actors, in other words they were believable. The plot was pretty strong as well. This one is a keeper.
