The Black Network (1936)

The owner of a shoe polish company sponsors a radio show that showcases black performers Since his wifes 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 sponsors 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