Paradise in Harlem
Paradise in Harlem ★½ 1940
All-black musical in which a cabaret performer witnesses a gangland murder, sees his sick wife die, and is pressured into leaving town by the mob. Have a nice day. 83m/B VHS, DVD . Frank Wilson, Mamie Smith, Edna Mae Harris, Juanita Hall; D: Joseph Seiden.
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