10 Pioneering Black Actors You’ve Never Heard Of

Jun 17, 2019

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Pinky (1949)

Nov 1, 1949

Director: Elia Kazan Writer(s): Cid Ricketts Sumner, Philip Dunne Starring: Jeanne Crain, Ethel Barrymore, Ethel Waters, William Lundigan, Basil Ruysdael, Kenny Washington, Nina Mae McKinney, Griff Barnett, Frederick O’Neal, Evelyn Varden, Raymond Greenleaf, Fred...

Mantan Messes Up (1946)

Oct 14, 1946

Director: Sam Newfield Writer(s): John W. Bubbles, Monte Hawley, Ford Washington Lee, Fred Myton Starring: Mantan Moreland, Ford Washington Lee, John W. Bubbles, Lena Horne, Monte Hawley, Nina Mae McKinney, Neva Peoples, Eddie Green, Bo Jinkins, Jo Rheeda, The Red...

Gang Smashers (1938)

Dec 30, 1938

Director: Leo C. Popkin Writer(s): Ralph Cooper, Hazel Barsworth, Phil Dunham Starring: Nina Mae McKinney, Laurence Criner, Monte Hawley, Mantan Moreland, Reginald Fenderson, Edward Thompson, Vernon McCalla, Charles Hawkins, Everett Brown, Lester Wilkins, Neva...

Sanders of the River (1935)

Jun 26, 1935

Director: Zoltan Korda, Alfred Hitchcock (director of the first stages) Writer(s): Lajos Biró, Jeffrey Dell, Edgar Wallace, Arthur Wimperis Starring: Paul Robeson, Leslie Banks, Nina Mae McKinney, Robert Cochran, Martin Walker, Richard Grey, Tony Wane, Marqués De...