Paradise in Harlem

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...

Comedy Drama Music

Mamie Smith

(Madame Mamie)

Norman Astwood

(Rough Jackson)

Edna Mae Harris

(Doll Davis)

Merritt Smith

(Ned Avery)

Frank H. Wilson

(Lem Anderson)

Francine Everett

(Desdemona Jones)

Sidney Easton

(Sneeze Ancrum (as Sydney Easton))

Babe Matthews

(Laura Lou)

Lionel Monagas

(Matt Gilson)

Madeline Belt

(Acme Delight)

Herman Green

(Ganaway)

Percy Verwayen

(Spanish)

George Williams

(Runt)

Alec Lovejoy

(Misery)

Lucky Millinder

(Himself - Bandleader)

Juanita Hall

(Singer in Audience)

Emory Johnson

Eddie Matthews