Paradise in Harlem is a 1939 American musical comedy-drama film written by Frank H. Wilson and directed by Joseph Seiden. It was first shown in 1939 starring Frank H. Wilson.[1] It was released by Jubilee Production Co.
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| Directed by | Joseph Seiden |
| Written by | Frank H. Wilson (story) Vincent Valentini (writer) |
| Cinematography | Charles Levine Don Malkames |
| Music by | Lucky Millinder Juanita Hall[citation needed] (uncredited) |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Premise edit
An actor sees a mob execution and is run out of town by the aforesaid mob members.
Cast edit
- Frank H. Wilson as Lem Anderson
- Mamie Smith as Madame Mamie
- Norman Astwood as Rough Jackson
- Edna Mae Harris as Doll Davis
- Merritt Smith as Ned Avery
- Francine Everett as Desdemona Jones
- Sidney Easton as Sneeze Ancrum
- 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
Soundtrack edit
- Lucky Millinder with band & chorus - "I Gotta Put You Down" (Written by Lucky Millinder)
- Mamie Smith - "Lord, I Love that Man"
- Edna Mae Harris and Lucky Millinder - "Harlem Serenade" (Written by Vincent Valentini)
- Sidney Easton and Babe Matthews - "How D'You Figure I'll Miss You?"
- Mamie Smith and The Alphabetical Four - "Harlem Blues" (Written by Perry Bradford)
- Babe Matthews - "Why Am I so Blue?" (Written by Joe Thomas)
- Juanita Hall, Singers, Francine Everett, Frank C. Wilson and Babe Matthews - Gospel version of "Othello" (Written by Juanita Hall)
References edit
- ^ Torriano Berry, S.; Berry, Venise T. (26 January 2007). Historical Dictionary of African American Cinema. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810864641.
External links edit
- Paradise in Harlem at IMDb
- Paradise in Harlem is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
- Paradise in Harlem: "Harlem Blues" (3:17) on YouTube (updated from "Crazy Blues")
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