Song of Freedom

Song of Freedom (1936)

The Outstanding British Attraction and Star of the Year

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.

star 5.6
  • Release Date: 1936-08-16
  • Runtime: 1h 13min
  • Director: J. Elder Wills

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    • 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

    • 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)

    • Will Hammer

      Potman (uncredited)

    • Arthur Williams

      Endobo, the Witch Doctor

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