Song of Freedom
(1936)

The Outstanding British Attraction and Star of the Year

Released: 1936-08-16

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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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Paul Robeson

as John 'Johnny' Zinga

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Elisabeth Welch

as Ruth Zinga

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Esme Percy

as Gabriel Donozetti

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Robert Adams

as Monty

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James Solomon

as Native Leader

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Tony Wane

as Mandingo (as Ecce Homo Toto)

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Ronald Simpson

as Mr. Blane, the Pianist

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George Mozart

as Bert Puddick

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Jenny Dean

as Marian

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Joan Fred Emney

as Nell Puddick

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Bernard Ansell

as Sir James Pyrie (as Bernard Ansell)

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Johnnie Schofield

as

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Ambrose Manning

as Trader

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Arthur Elliott

as - (as Honorable Arthur Eliot)

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Cornelia Smith

as Queen Zinga (as Miss C. Smith)

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Sydney Benson

as Gate-Keeper (uncredited)

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Cathleen Cavanagh

as Woman (uncredited)

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Alf Goddard

as Alf, the Bartender (uncredited)

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Will Hammer

as Potman (uncredited)

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Arthur Williams

as Endobo, the Witch Doctor

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Philip Lindsay

Writer

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Ingram D'Abbes

Adaptation

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Will Hammer

Producer

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Fenn Sherie

Adaptation

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Dorothy Holloway

Story

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Claude Wallace

Story

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Michael Barringer

Writer

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J. Elder Wills

Director

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Thomas Glover

Director of Photography

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Harry Rose

Director of Photography

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Eric Cross

Director of Photography

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Jack Beaver

Additional Music

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Arthur Alcott

Second Unit Director

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J. Elder Wills

Assistant Art Director

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Arthur Tavares

Editor

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Harold V. King

Sound Engineer

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Norman G. Arnold

Art Direction

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Henry Passmore

Production Manager

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Eric Ansell

Music Director

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