"New York's Famous Cotton Club Entertainers"26 May 1932Drama, Music69 mins
Bill "Bojangles" Robinson made his movie acting debut in this 1932 film, featuring Putney Dandridge, James Baskett (Oscar winner for "Song of the South"), Cotton Club dancer Anita Boyer, Henri Wassell, Alma Smith, Bob Sawyer, and composer/bandleader Eubie Blake and his orchestra.
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Alternative movies trailers for Harlem Is Heaven
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Harlem Is Heaven (1932) BILL "BOJANGLES" ROBINSON
BLACK HISTORY MONTH Stars: Bill Robinson Eubie Blake Anise Boyer Writer/Director: Irwin Franklyn This pre-Code crime drama/musical features an all ...
Preview Clip: Harlem is Heaven (1932 Bill Robinson Anise Boyer Henri Wessell)
Jean Stratton a gorgeous teenage girl arrives in Harlem looking for work. Her talent gets her a job ...
Harlem Is Heaven (1932) Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson Eubie Blake The Cotton Club Players
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Guests at a luxury hotel are horrified when they witness a man literally "disappear into thin air." The vanished man's relatives hire a detective, who goes to the hotel to investigate the disappearance.
