Pjay

Hello, new to the boards . I have to agree with those that think this was a good movie and that Nina Mae McKinney was a great actress. I've always appreciated old movies. I was very fortunate to have been raised with an appreciation for all types of movies and music and to this day I'd much rather see and old B&W movie over most of the things that come out in the theatres. Kudos to TCM for the 38 films that they are going to air. This has made me want to start buying and collecting them. After all they are classics and (to me) it is important that the appreciation for them is carried on. As for Nina Mae Mckinney, my Mom always used to talk about her and how cute she was and what a good actress she was (OMG, she looked just like my late Aunt's twin) but I was never able to catch one of her movies until last night. I hope to see someof her others. I have to say that even with the stereo-types and all, the actors and actresses of these early films were good and I am glad that I am finally getting to see them. I wish there was a channel that aired all of them regularly. As for this movie specifically, I had to laugh because it tickled me to see one of the oldest themes of how, "Men have done the darnedest things for women since the beginning of time. The way Zeke was so struck Chick's beauty and all that he just gambled away the family's hard earned money in a heart beat. Men have been doing this in films for forever. But I also like the fact that he had to pay his price and got his redemption as well...I will definitely be enjoying this month and hope that TCM will continue to do such tributes.