The best Nina Mae McKinney’s movies

Nina Mae McKinney

Nina Mae McKinney

12/06/1912- 03/05/1967
Today we present the best Nina Mae McKinney’s movies. If you are a great movie fan, you will surely know most of them, but we hope to discover a movie that you have not yet seen … and that you love! Let’s go there with the best Nina Mae McKinney’s movies.
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Pinky

Pinky
7.2/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 28/09/1949
  • Character: Rozelia
Pinky, a light skinned black woman, returns to her grandmother's house in the South after graduating from a Northern nursing school. Pinky tells her grandmother that she has been "passing" for white while at school in the North. In addition, Pinky has fallen in love with a young white doctor, Dr. Thomas Adams, who knows nothing about her black heritage.

Hallelujah

Hallelujah
6.7/10
  • Genre: DramaMusic
  • Release: 20/08/1929
  • Character: Chick
A black laborer turns preacher after accidentally killing a man.

Copper Canyon

Copper Canyon
6.1/10
  • Genre: Western
  • Release: 15/11/1950
  • Character: Theresa
A group of copper miners, Southern veterans, are terrorized by local rebel-haters, led by deputy Lane Travis. The miners ask stage sharpshooter Johnny Carter to help them, under the impression that he is the legendary Colonel Desmond. It seems they're wrong; but Johnny's show comes to Coppertown and Johnny romances lovely gambler Lisa Roselle, whom the miners believe is at the center of their troubles.

Blood Money

Blood Money
6.7/10
  • Genre: Crime
  • Release: 17/11/1933
  • Character: Rebecca - Ruby's maid
The title refers to the business of affable, ambitious bail bondsman (and politically-connected grifter) Bill Bailey, who, in the course of his work, crosses paths with every kind of offender there is, from first-time defendants to career criminals.

Danger Street

Danger Street
5.6/10
Magazine owners (Jane Withers, Robert Lowery) sell a revealing photo, then play detective when the deal leads to murder.

Together Again

Together Again
6.7/10
  • Genre: ComedyRomance
  • Release: 23/12/1944
  • Character: Maid in Nightclub Powder Room (uncredited)
Anne Crandall is the mayor of a small town in Vermont. Her deceased husband had been the mayor for years and when he died, she was left to carry on and to raise his daughter from his first marriage. She lives with the daughter, her father-in-law and a housekeeper. In the town square, there was a statue of her late husband and every year since his death, they have an anniversary celebration there. This year during a thunderstorm, the statue is hit by lightning and the head falls off. The daughter insists that a new statue be erected instead of patching the old one. Mayor Crandall is sent to New York to interview the prospective sculptor, George Corday.

Safe in Hell

Safe in Hell
6.9/10
To avoid the rigors of the law, Gilda flees New Orleans and hides on a Caribbean island where the worst criminals can ask for asylum. Besieged by the scum of the earth, Gilda will soon find out that she has found refuge in hell.

Reckless

Reckless
6.4/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 19/04/1935
  • Character: Nina Mae McKinney - Singer
A theatrical star, born on the wrong side of the tracks, marries a drunken blue-blood millionaire.

The Power of the Whistler

The Power of the Whistler
6.3/10
  • Genre: CrimeMystery
  • Release: 19/04/1945
  • Character: Flotilda
A woman uses a deck of cards to predict death within 24 hours for a stranger sitting at a bar, then tries to help him remember who he is based on items in his pockets.

Dark Waters

Dark Waters
6.5/10
  • Genre: Mystery
  • Release: 21/11/1944
  • Character: Florella
Leslie Calvin, the sole survivor of a submarine accident, goes to her relatives in order to recover emotionally. Unfortunately she encounters various scam artists led by Mr. Sydney who intend to kill her and steal the family assets. Dr. George Grover helps Leslie to defeat Sydney.

Sanders of the River

Sanders of the River
5.4/10
British District Officer in Nigeria in the 1930s rules his area strictly but justly, and struggles with gun-runners and slavers with the aid of a loyal native chief.

The Lonely Trail

The Lonely Trail
5.6/10
  • Genre: DramaWestern
  • Release: 25/05/1936
  • Character: Dancer (uncredited)
Though he fought for the North in the Civil War, John is asked by the Governor of Texas to get rid of some troublesome carpetbaggers. He enlists the help of Holden before learning that Holden too is plundering the local folk.

They Learned About Women

They Learned About Women
5.2/10
  • Genre: DramaMusic
  • Release: 30/01/1930
  • Character: Specialty Singer - Harlem Madness
Jack and Jerry are doing okay between profession baseball and Vaudeville. That is, until love and gold-diggers get in the way.

Night Train to Memphis

Night Train to Memphis
7.1/10
A mountain community is thrown into turmoil as the townspeople debate the advantages and disadvantages of having a railroad.

The Devil's Daughter

The Devil's Daughter
3.3/10
  • Genre: DramaHorror
  • Release: 17/12/1939
  • Character: Isabelle Walton
Sylvia Walton returns from Harlem to take over a Jamaican plantation from her vindictive half-sister, amid the growing sound of drums.

The Black Network

The Black Network
7.3/10
  • Genre: Music
  • Release: 04/04/1936
  • Character: Nina Mae - Radio Singer
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.

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