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Nina Mae McKinney
Nina Mae McKinney was an accomplished African-American actress and singer, known for her roles in several Hollywood productions in the 1920s and 1930s. She was one of the first black actresses to appear in leading roles on the big screen and helped break down racial barriers in the entertainment industry.
Titles credited to Nina Mae McKinney
Pinky
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 w...
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Safe in Hell
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 s...
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Hallelujah
A black laborer turns preacher after accidentally killing a man.
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