Kentucky Minstrels (1934)

'Old-time minstrel sinks to poverty and rises to fresh stardom.' (British Film Catalogue)

Date of release
1934-11-01
TMDB
10.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 24m
Director
John Baxter

Casting

Interesting facts

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. Written by Harry S. Pepper and C. Denier Warren, the film also features American actress Nina Mae McKinney. The story derived from the BBC radio programme, The Kentucky Minstrels, first broadcast in 1933, which was written and performed by the same team.

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