Paradise in Harlem (1939)

Greatest Colored Cast Ever Assembled in One Picture

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...

Cast (18)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

M

Mamie Smith

Madame Mamie

N

Norman Astwood

Rough Jackson

Edna Mae Harris

Doll Davis

M

Merritt Smith

Ned Avery

Frank H. Wilson

Lem Anderson

Francine Everett

Desdemona Jones

S

Sidney Easton

Sneeze Ancrum (as Sydney Easton)

B

Babe Matthews

Laura Lou

L

Lionel Monagas

Matt Gilson

M

Madeline Belt

Acme Delight

H

Herman Green

Ganaway

P

Percy Verwayen

Spanish

George Williams

Runt

Alec Lovejoy

Misery

L

Lucky Millinder

Himself - Bandleader

Juanita Hall

Singer in Audience

E

Emory Johnson

E

Eddie Matthews

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