Paradise in Harlem

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| name = Paradise in Harlem

| image = Paradise in Harlem FilmPoster.jpeg

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| director = Joseph Seiden

| producer =

| writer = Frank H. Wilson (story)
Vincent Valentini (writer)

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| starring =

| music = Lucky Millinder
Juanita Hall{{Citation needed|date=February 2010}} (uncredited)

| cinematography = Charles Levine
Don Malkames

| editing =

| distributor =

| released = {{Film date|1939}}

| runtime = 85 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

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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.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=f3Iet2KatygC&q=joseph+seiden+1974&pg=PA261|title = Historical Dictionary of African American Cinema|isbn = 9780810864641|last1 = Torriano Berry|first1 = S.|last2 = Berry|first2 = Venise T.|date = 26 January 2007| publisher=Scarecrow Press }} 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

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

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