Song of Freedom

  • Drama
  • Music
8/16/1936
73

The Outstanding British Attraction and Star of the Year

John Zinga, a descendent of slaves, has an ancient medallion around his neck and a fragment of song passed down generations. He is an English dockworker with a magnificent voice and a yearning to learn his roots.

Director:
J. Elder Wills
Writers:
Philip Lindsay
Michael Barringer
    • africa
    • musical
    • primitive civilisation
    • singer
    • 18th century
    • slave trade
    • 19th century
    • returning to roots
    • 1750s
    • 20th century

    Cast

    • Paul Robeson
      John 'Johnny' Zinga
    • Elisabeth Welch
      Ruth Zinga
    • Esme Percy
      Gabriel Donozetti
    • Robert Adams
      Monty
    • James Solomon
      Native Leader
    • Tony Wane
      Mandingo (as Ecce Homo Toto)
    • Ronald Simpson
      Mr. Blane, the Pianist
    • George Mozart
      Bert Puddick
    • Jenny Dean
      Marian
    • Joan Fred Emney
      Nell Puddick
    • Bernard Ansell
      Sir James Pyrie (as Bernard Ansell)
    • Johnnie Schofield
      Acting
    • Ambrose Manning
      Trader
    • Arthur Elliott
      - (as Honorable Arthur Eliot)
    • Cornelia Smith
      Queen Zinga (as Miss C. Smith)
    • Sydney Benson
      Gate-Keeper (uncredited)

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