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The Black Network

1936-04-04 Music 20mins

The owner of a shoe polish company sponsors a radio show that showcases black performers. Since his wife's father put up the money to be the sponsor, she insists on singing on the show. She goes on after the main star, singer Nina Mae McKinney. The wife sings so badly that the sponsor's customers abandon him. He is forced to shine shoes on street corners, while Nina Mae and her boyfriend win a bet on a daily number and end up on easy street.

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The Black Network

Storyline

The owner of a shoe polish company sponsors a radio show that showcases black performers. Since his wife's father put up the money to be the sponsor, she insists on singing on the show. She goes on after the main star, singer Nina Mae McKinney. The wife sings so badly that the sponsor's customers abandon him. He is forced to shine shoes on street corners, while Nina Mae and her boyfriend win a bet on a daily number and end up on easy street.

  • Released
    1936-04-04
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    20mins
  • Genre
    Music
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
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  • Production
    Warner Bros. Pictures, The Vitaphone Corporation

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Roy Mack
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Cast

Nina Mae McKinney

Nina Mae McKinney

Nina Mae - Radio Singer
Amanda Randolph

Amanda Randolph

Mezzanine Johnson
Fayard Nicholas

Fayard Nicholas

Dancer (uncredited)
Harold Nicholas

Harold Nicholas

Dancer (uncredited)

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