Song of Freedom

6.0 1936 73 min
Drama Music

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.

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Director
J. Elder Wills
Writers
Claude Wallace, Dorothy Holloway, Michael Barringer, Philip Lindsay

Cast

The cast behind this title

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
Ambrose Manning Trader
Arthur Elliott - (as Honorable Arthur Eliot)
Cornelia Smith Queen Zinga (as Miss C. Smith)
Sydney Benson Gate-Keeper (uncredited)
Cathleen Cavanagh Woman (uncredited)
Alf Goddard Alf, the Bartender (uncredited)

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