"The Outstanding British Attraction and Star of the Year" 16 August 1936 Drama, Music 73 mins
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
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)
Philip Lindsay Writer
J. Elder Wills Director
Fenn Sherie Adaptation
Will Hammer Producer
Ingram D'Abbes Adaptation
Michael Barringer Writer
Claude Wallace Story
Dorothy Holloway Story
Harry Rose Director of Photography
Thomas Glover Director of Photography
Eric Cross Director of Photography
Arthur Alcott Second Unit Director
Arthur Tavares Editor
Jack Beaver Additional Music
Harold V. King Sound Engineer
Henry Passmore Production Manager
Het lied der vrijheid Trailer
Le chant de la liberté Trailer
A Canção da Liberdade Trailer
Sangen om Frihed Trailer
Un trono por una canción Trailer
Vapauden laulu Trailer
Zinga de koning van het oerwoud Trailer
Belgium 01 January 1938
Denmark 17 March 1947
Finland 01 January 1995
United Kingdom 16 August 1936
Netherlands 15 January 1937
United States 01 January 1938
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