Paradise in Harlem (1939)

Starring:

• Frank H. Wilson
• Mamie Smith 
• Norman Astwood
• Edna Mae Harris 
• Merritt Smith 
• Francine Everett
• Sidney Easton 
• Babe Matthews 
• Lionel Monagas 
• Madeline Belt 
• Herman Green
• Percy Verwayen 
• George Williams 
• Alec Lovejoy 
• Lucky Millinder 
• Juanita Hall

Storyline
Between swing and blues musical numbers, the story of comedian Lem Anderson, whose long-awaited chance to act dramatically vanishes when he witnesses a mob killing and is forced to leave town. Lem becomes a wanderer, then an alcoholic. Finally a chance to play Othello draws him back to Harlem. Is it too late for Ned? Or too soon to suit Rough Jackson's mobsters? Melodramatic events lead to an unusual conclusion.