The Black Network

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 4, 1936

Original language

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures,The Vitaphone Corporation

Cast

Amanda Randolph,Bill 'Basement' Brown,Nina Mae McKinney,Fayard Nicholas,Harold Nicholas,Emmett 'Babe' Wallace

Director

Roy Mack

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0122402