Song of Freedom (1936) - IMDb

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80 min - Drama

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Ratings: 6.2/10 from 109 users
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Robeson In His Most Memorable Role!-Cast of Thousands In $500,000 Epic!

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Claude Wallace (story), Dorothy Holloway (story), and 4 more credits »

Stars:

Paul Robeson, Elisabeth Welch and Esme Percy

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Song of Freedom -- John "Johnny" Zinga's singing talent is discovered and he becomes and opera singer. He later realizes he has roots back to an African village and he is their king.

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Cast

Complete credited cast:
	Paul Robeson	...	John 'Johnny' Zinga
	Elisabeth Welch	...	Ruth Zinga (as Elizabeth Welch)
	Esme Percy	...	Gabriel Donozetti
	Robert Adams	...	Monty
	James Solomon	...	Native Leader
	Ecce Homo Toto	...	Mandingo
	Ronald Simpson	...	Mr. Blane, the Pianist
	George Mozart	...	Bert Puddick
	Jenny Dean	...	Marian
	Joan Fred Emney	...	Nell Puddick
	Bernard Ansell	...	Sir James Pyrie
	Johnnie Schofield
	Ambrose Manning	...	Trader
	Arthur Elliott
	Cornelia Smith	...	Queen Zinga (as Miss C. Smith)

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Opera | England | Docker | Africa | Impresario | See more »

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Robeson In His Most Memorable Role!-Cast of Thousands In $500,000 Epic!

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UK

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Filming Locations:

Beaconsfield Studios, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England, UK See more »

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Hammer Film Productions See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Photophone System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

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Trivia

Film debut of Elisabeth Welch. See more »

Connections

Featured in "American Masters: Paul Robeson: Here I Stand (#13.3)" (1999) See more »

Soundtracks

"Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho"
(uncredited)
Traditional
Sung a cappella by Paul Robeson See more »

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