| Paradise in Harlem | |
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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 (uncredited) |
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| Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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. It was released by Jubilee Production Co.
Premise
An actor sees a mob execution and is run out of town by the aforesaid mob members.
Cast
- 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
- 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
- Torriano Berry, S.; Berry, Venise T. (26 January 2007). Historical Dictionary of African American Cinema. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810864641.
External links
- 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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- American musical comedy-drama films
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- 1939 comedy films
- 1939 drama films
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- American crime comedy-drama films
- 1939 crime films
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