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The Black Network

Apr 4, 1936 · 20m
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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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CAST

Nina Mae McKinney
Nina Mae - Radio Singer
Emmett 'Babe' Wallace
Babe
Amanda Randolph
Mezzanine Johnson
Bill 'Basement' Brown
Brutus Johnson
Fayard Nicholas
Dancer (uncredited)
Harold Nicholas
Dancer (uncredited)
Directed by Roy Mack

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
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Production
Warner Bros. Pictures, The Vitaphone Corporation
Country
US
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