Song of Freedom

Song of Freedom (1936)

Drama, Music1 hour and 13 minutes
56%
User score

The Outstanding British Attraction and Star of the Year

Description

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.

Philip Lindsay
Writer
J. Elder Wills
Director
Fenn Sherie
Adaptation
Ingram D'Abbes
Adaptation
Michael Barringer
Writer
Claude Wallace
Story
Dorothy Holloway
Story

Actors

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

Released

Original language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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Keywords
africamusicalprimitive civilisationsinger18th centuryslave trade19th centuryreturning to roots1750s20th century