▁for ▁aud ien ces ▁to ▁accept , ▁and ▁they ▁ordered ▁the ▁number ▁removed . ▁When ▁M GM ▁ch ie ft ain ▁Louis ▁B . ▁May er ▁saw ▁the ▁foot age ▁he ▁was ▁so ▁out rag ed ▁he ▁ordered ▁the ▁neg atives ▁to ▁be ▁burn ed . ▁ ▁" If ▁that ▁exhibition ▁gets ▁on ▁the ▁screen ", ▁he ▁shout ed , ▁" we ' ll ▁be ▁ra ided ▁by ▁the ▁police !" ▁No ▁known ▁foot age ▁of ▁the ▁number ▁is ▁known ▁to ▁exist ▁today . ▁ ▁May er ▁also ▁protest ed ▁the ▁er otic ▁flav or ▁of ▁Kelly ' s ▁" The ▁Pir ate ▁Bal let ". ▁ ▁Gar land ' s ▁rend ition ▁of ▁" L ove ▁of ▁My ▁Life " ▁was ▁exc ised , ▁leaving ▁only ▁her ▁repr ise ▁of ▁the ▁number ▁near ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁film . ▁ ▁Her ▁show - sto pping ▁performance ▁of ▁" M ack ▁The ▁Black " ▁was ▁rest aged ▁in ▁a ▁more ▁straightforward ▁musical ▁comedy ▁style . ▁ ▁The ▁dan cing ▁Nicholas ▁Brothers ▁joined ▁Kelly ▁for ▁the ▁incred ible ▁first ▁version ▁of ▁" Be ▁A ▁C low n ", ▁but ▁the ater ▁own ers ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁removed ▁the ▁number ▁from ▁their ▁prints ▁because ▁white ▁aud ien ces ▁wouldn ' t ▁watch ▁two ▁African - American ▁d anc ers ▁performing ▁with ▁a ▁white ▁dan cer ▁as ▁equals . ▁ ▁The ▁score ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁an ▁Academy ▁Award ▁for ▁Original ▁Music ▁Sc ore , ▁losing ▁out ▁to ▁another ▁M GM ▁musical , ▁E aster ▁Par ade