Kentucky Minstrels (1934)
1h 24m
Running Time
November 1, 1934Release Date

Kentucky Minstrels (1934)
1h 24m
Running Time
November 1, 1934Release Date
Plot.
'Old-time minstrel sinks to poverty and rises to fresh stardom.' (British Film Catalogue)
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.

Harry Scott
Mott

Eddie Whaley Sr.
Bayley

Nina Mae McKinney

C. Denier Warren
Danny Goldman / Screenplay

April Vivian
Maggie

Wilson Coleman
Ben

Madge Brindley
Landlady

Roddy Hughes
Town Clerk

Norman Green
Massa Johnson

Harry S. Pepper
Music

Terence Casey

John Baxter
Director

Carl Laemmle
Presenter

Julius Hagen
Producer

Arthur Barnes
Assistant Director

John Watt
Screenplay
Details.
Release DateNovember 1, 1934
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 24m
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Wiki.
Kentucky Minstrels is a 1934 British musical film directed by John Baxter. It was made at Twickenham Studios as a quota quickie for release by Universal Pictures. Scott and Whaley, the stars of the film, were an African American comedy duo, and the first black performers to take a leading role in a British film. It also featured American actress Nina Mae McKinney. The show derived from the BBC radio programme, The Kentucky Minstrels, first broadcast in 1933, which was written and performed by the same team.
Stephen Bourne, writing in The Independent, referred to the film's "brilliant musical finale".