The Black Network

Story

Synopsis

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.

Director

Roy Mack

Language

English

Country

United States of America

Release date

4 April 1936

Ensemble

Cast

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  Nina Mae McKinney

  Nina Mae - Radio Singer

• Emmett 'Babe' Wallace

  Babe

• 

  Amanda Randolph

  Mezzanine Johnson

• Bill 'Basement' Brown

  Brutus Johnson

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  Fayard Nicholas

  Dancer (uncredited)

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  Harold Nicholas

  Dancer (uncredited)