| Description |
1 videodisc (134 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.. |
| Series |
Harlem double feature |
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Harlem double feature.
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| System Details |
DVD. |
| Cast |
Paradise in Harlem: Edna Mae Harris, Frank Wilson, Mamie Smith, Norman Astwood, Lucky Millinder and his orchestra, Juanita Hall Singers, The Alphabetical Four. |
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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. |
| Credits |
Paradise in Harlem: Director, Joseph Seiden ; original story, Frank Wilson ; screen adaptation, Vincent Valentini ; directors of photography, Don Malkames and Charles Levine. |
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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. |
| Note |
Paradise in Harlem was produced by Jubilee Pictures Corporation and released as a motion picture by International Roadshow in 1939. |
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Burlesque in Harlem was originally produced in 1949. |
| 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. |
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Burlesque in Harlem: A typical 1950 Harlem burlesque show, complete with racy slapstick comedy, bawdy blues singers, showgirls, and slick tap dancers. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording [production supervisionby Jack Goldman ; directed by Joseph Seiden. Burlesque in Harlem / directed by William T. Alexander. . |
| Subject |
African Americans -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Musical films.
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Gangster films.
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Burlesque (Theater)
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| Added Author |
Wilson, Frank, 1886-1956.
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Harris, Edna Mae, 1910-1997.
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Smith, Mamie.
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Astwood, Norman.
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Millinder, Lucky.
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Markham, Pigmeat.
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Wilshire, George.
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Harris, Vivian.
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Barrow, Dick.
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Seiden, Joseph.
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Valentini, Vincent.
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Alexander, William D.
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International Roadshow (Firm)
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Jubilee Pictures Corporation.
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Alpha Video Distributors.
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| Added Title |
Paradise in Harlem plus Burlesque in Harlem |
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Burlesque in Harlem |
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Burlesque in Harlem.
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| Standard No. |
089218527691 |
| Music No. |
ALP5276D Alpha Home Entertainment |
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