Paradise in Harlem : [and] Burlesque in Harlem.

Paradise in Harlem: Black comic Lem Anderson does minstrel comedy on the vaudeville circuit, but dreams of becoming a serious stage actor. When he witnesses a mob hit, he is forced to leave town. He heads down south to find work, but he is plagued by personal demons and a drinking habit. Just as all...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Harlem double feature.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: International Roadshow (Firm)
Jubilee Pictures Corporation
Alpha Video Distributors
Other Authors: Wilson, Frank, 1885-1956
Harris, Edna Mae, 1910-1997
Smith, Mamie
Astwood, Norman
Millinder, Lucky
Markham, Pigmeat
Wilshire, George
Harris, Vivian
Barrow, Dick
Seiden, Joseph
Valentini, Vincent
Alexander, William D.
Language:English
Published: Narberth, PA : Alpha Home Entertainment, [2007], ©2007.
Series:Harlem double feature.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
African Americans > Drama.
African American actors > Drama.
Feature films.
Musical films.
Gangster films.
Burlesque (Theater)
Genre:
Drama.
Feature films.
Musical films.
Gangster films.
Burlesque (Theater)
Physical Description:1 videodisc (134 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Paradise in Harlem plus Burlesque in Harlem.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Paradise in Harlem: Black comic Lem Anderson does minstrel comedy on the vaudeville circuit, but dreams of becoming a serious stage actor. When he witnesses a mob hit, he is forced to leave town. He heads down south to find work, but he is plagued by personal demons and a drinking habit. Just as all seems lost, he is called back to New York to star in Shakespeare's play Othello, but when the mobsters learn he has returned, they resolve to silence him for good ;.
Burlesque in Harlem: A typical 1950 Harlem burlesque show, complete with racy slapstick comedy, bawdy blues singers, showgirls, and slick tap dancers.
Note:Paradise in Harlem was produced by Jubilee Pictures Corporation and released as a motion picture by International Roadshow in 1939.
Burlesque in Harlem was originally produced in 1949.
Videorecording.
Call Number:CP2 D0078544 VideoDVD
PN1995.9.N4 P36 2007 VideoDVD
Credits:Paradise in Harlem: Director, Joseph Seiden ; original story, Frank Wilson ; screen adaptation, Vincent Valentini ; directors of photography, Don Malkames and Charles Levine.
Burlesque in Harlem: Director, William Alexander ; directors of photography, G. G. Leontough and Vide Martino ; editors, Nathan Braunstein and Sheldon Nemeyer ; technical advisor, Dewitt Jackson.
System Details:DVD, fullscreen presentation.
Cast:
Paradise in Harlem: Edna Mae Harris, Frank Wilson, Mamie Smith, Norman Astwood, Lucky Millinder and his orchestra, Juanita Hall Singers, The Alphabetical Four.
Burlesque in Harlem: Dewey "Pigmeat" Markham, George Wilshire, Vivian Harris, Dick Barrow, Jo Jo Adams, Hucklebuck Jones, Tarza Young, Slip and Slide, Princess D'Orsey, Mabel Hunter, Gertrude Baby Banks, Gloria Howard.