Song of Freedom
16/08/1936
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.
Movie Information
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)
Johnnie Schofield
as
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
