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
C. Denier Warren
Danny Goldman
April Vivian
Maggie
John Baxter
Director
Wilson Coleman
Ben
H. Fowler Mear
Writer
Madge Brindley
Landlady
John Watt
Writer
Roddy Hughes
Town Clerk
Con West
Writer
Norman Green
Massa Johnson
Julius Hagen
Producer
Harry S. Pepper
Composer
Jack Harris
Editor
Carl Laemmle
Presenter
Details.
Release DateNovember 1, 1934
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 24m
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".