Pie, Pie Blackbird

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Pie, Pie Blackbird
Directed byRoy Mack
Written byA. Dorian Otvos
StarringNina Mae McKinney
Nicholas Brothers
Eubie Blake
Noble Sissle
CinematographyEdwin B. DuPar
Music byEubie Blake
Noble Sissle
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • June 4, 1932 (1932-06-04)
Running time
11 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Pie, Pie Blackbird is a 1932 Vitaphone pre-Code short comedy film released by Warner Bros. on June 4, 1932, starring African American musicians Nina Mae McKinney, the Nicholas Brothers, Eubie Blake, and Noble Sissle.[1]

McKinney and the Nicholas Brothere were reunited in another Roy Mack musical short film written by A. Dorian Otvos in the 1936 film The Black Network.[2]

A clip from the film is included in That's Black Entertainment (1989) and the TV special It's Black Entertainment (2002). The full film is available on the DVD for Hallelujah! (1929).

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References[]

  1. ^ "PIE, PIE, BLACKBIRD". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA.
  2. ^ Bourne, Stephen. "Nina Mae McKinney: The Black Garbo". BearManor Media – via Google Books.

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