Nina Mae McKinney
Know for: Acting
Born: 1912-06-12
Place of birth: Lancaster, South Carolina, USA
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Dark Waters (1944)
Leslie Calvin, the sole survivor of a submarine accident, goes to her relatives in order to recover emotionally. Unfortunately, she encounters...
Safe in Hell (1931)
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...
Hallelujah (1929)
A black laborer turns preacher after accidentally killing a man.
The Devil's Daughter (1939)
Sylvia Walton returns from Harlem to take over a Jamaican plantation from her vindictive half-sister, amid the growing sound of drums.
Danger Street (1947)
Magazine owners sell a revealing photo, then play detective when the deal leads to murder.
The Lonely Trail (1936)
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...
Pie, Pie Blackbird (1932)
Short featuring musician Eubie Blake and his orchestra, singer Nina Mae McKinney, and young tap dancers Fayard and Harold Nicholas.
The Black Network (1936)
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,...
Reckless (1935)
A theatrical star, born on the wrong side of the tracks, marries a drunken blue-blood millionaire.
Sanders of the River (1935)
A British District Officer in Nigeria in the 1930s rules his area strictly but justly. He struggles with gun-runners and slavers with the aid of a...
Together Again (1944)
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...
Night Train to Memphis (1946)
A mountain community is thrown into turmoil as the townspeople debate the advantages and disadvantages of having a railroad.
Pinky (1949)
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...
Swanee Showboat (1940)
A Bevy of Beauties and a Boatload of Fun
Manhattan Serenade (1929)
An homage to NYC in the form of a short travelogue.
Gang Smashers (1938)
An undercover police woman poses as a nighclub entertainer to catch the main man behind the racketeers going on around Harlem. Meanwhile two men are...
Kentucky Minstrels (1934)
'Old-time minstrel sinks to poverty and rises to fresh stardom.' (British Film Catalogue)
They Learned About Women (1930)
Jack and Jerry are doing okay between profession baseball and Vaudeville. That is, until love and gold-diggers get in the way.
Blood Money (1933)
The title refers to the business of affable, ambitious bail bondsman (and politically-connected grifter) Bill Bailey, who, in the course of his work,...
What Price Jazz (1934)
In rhyme, a soapbox preacher, Mr. Blue Laws, enlists Mr. Public Opinion in the efforts of the Society for the Prevention of Jazz. Armed with an ax...
Straight to Heaven (1939)
Singer Jimmy Williams' father Joe is a chemist who recently lost his job to George Elliott. Since then, Joe has been investigating the "Adam and...
The Power of the Whistler (1945)
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...
Mantan Messes Up (1946)
Mantan takes a job as office boy at a new TV station and gets to watch several pre-recorded musical numbers.
Copper Canyon (1950)
A group of copper miners, Southern veterans, are terrorized by local rebel-haters, led by deputy Lane Travis. The miners ask stage sharpshooter...