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The Black Network
63%
Movie
20m
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The Black Network (1936) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Black Network (1936) — a movie tagged as Music with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: 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 … Our models also surface themes such as ai and family from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~20 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Black Network 63% (4 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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Synopsis
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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- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1936-04-04
- Runtime
- 20m
- TMDB rating
- 6.3
- TMDB ID
- 216418
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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... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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