Paradise in Harlem
{{Infobox film
| name = Paradise in Harlem
| image = Paradise in Harlem FilmPoster.jpeg
| caption =
| director = Joseph Seiden
| producer =
| writer = Frank H. Wilson (story)
Vincent Valentini (writer)
| narrator =
| 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
| budget =
| gross =
}}
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
- 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
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0031784|title=Paradise in Harlem}}
- {{Internet Archive film|id=ParadiseInHarlem|name=Paradise in Harlem}}
- {{youTube|YaKS7HQpnCk|Paradise in Harlem: "Harlem Blues" (3:17)}} (updated from "Crazy Blues")
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Category:1930s musical comedy-drama films
Category:American musical comedy-drama films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:American crime comedy-drama films
Category:1930s English-language films
Category:1930s crime comedy-drama films
Category:English-language crime comedy-drama films
Category:English-language musical comedy-drama films
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