Song of Freedom

Song of Freedom

80 mins | Drama | Aug. 16, 1936

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.

Song of Freedom

80 mins | Drama | Aug. 16, 1936

Song of Freedom
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.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers British Lion Films, Hammer Film Productions
Original title Song of Freedom
Directors J. Elder Wills, Arthur Alcott
Writers Philip Lindsay, Michael Barringer, Fenn Sherie, Ingram D'Abbes, Claude Wallace, Dorothy Holloway

Cast

Paul Robeson

as John 'Johnny' Zinga

Elisabeth Welch

as Ruth Zinga

Esme Percy

as Gabriel Donozetti

Robert Adams

as Monty

James Solomon

as Native Leader

Tony Wane

as Mandingo (as Ecce Homo Toto)

Ronald Simpson

as Mr. Blane, the Pianist

George Mozart

as Bert Puddick

Jenny Dean

as Marian

Joan Fred Emney

as Nell Puddick

Bernard Ansell

as Sir James Pyrie (as Bernard Ansell)

Ambrose Manning

as Trader

Arthur Elliott

as - (as Honorable Arthur Eliot)

Cornelia Smith

as Queen Zinga (as Miss C. Smith)

Sydney Benson

as Gate-Keeper (uncredited)

Cathleen Cavanagh

as Woman (uncredited)

Alf Goddard

as Alf, the Bartender (uncredited)

Will Hammer

as Potman (uncredited)

Arthur Williams

as Endobo, the Witch Doctor