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Paradise in Harlem is a american film of genre Drama released in USA on 1 january 1939 with Mamie Smith
Paradise in Harlem (1939)
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Add to a movie listParadise in Harlem is a 1939 American musical comedy-drama film written by Frank L Wilson and directed by Joseph Seiden. It was first shown in 1939 starring Frank H Wilson. It was released by Jubilee Production Co.
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An actor sees a mob execution and is run out of town by the aforesaid mob members.Actors
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