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)
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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
W.L. Trytel
Music Director
Sydney Blythe
Cinematography
Billy Luff
Assistant Camera
James A. Carter
Art Direction
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".