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  • Song of Freedom (1936)
  • TV-PG
    80 min | Drama, Music
Song of Freedom (1936)
TV-PG
80 min | Drama, Music

A black British dockworker named Johnny Zinga becomes a famous singer and learns that he is the rightful king of the African island of Casanga.
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Director
Writers
Claude Wallace (story "The Kingdom of Zinga") | Dorothy Holloway (story "The Kingdom of Zinga") | Ingram D'Abbes (adaptation and scenario) | Fenn Sherie (adaptation and scenario) | Philip Lindsay
Producer
Will Hammer (as Hammer)
Composer
Cinematographers
Eric Cross (photography) | Thomas Glover (photography) (as Thos. Glover) | Harry Rose (photography)
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Updated Aug 17, 1936

Release date
Jul 1938 (United States)

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Cast

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21 cast members
Name Known for
Paul Robeson
John 'Johnny' Zinga John 'Johnny' Zinga   See fewer
Elisabeth Welch
Ruth Zinga (as Elizabeth Welch) Ruth Zinga (as Elizabeth Welch)   See fewer
Esme Percy
Gabriel Donozetti Gabriel Donozetti   See fewer
James Solomon
Native Leader Native Leader   See fewer
Tony Wane
Mandingo (as Ecce Homo Toto) Mandingo (as Ecce Homo Toto)   See fewer
Ronald Simpson
Mr. Blane, the Pianist Mr. Blane, the Pianist   See fewer
George Mozart
Bert Puddick Bert Puddick   See fewer
Jenny Dean
Marian Marian   See fewer
Joan Fred Emney
Nell Puddick Nell Puddick   See fewer
Bernard Ansell
Sir James Pyrie (as Bernerd Ansell) Sir James Pyrie (as Bernerd Ansell)   See fewer
Johnnie Schofield
Man at 'Sing Song' Man at 'Sing Song'   See fewer
Arthur Elliott
Actor (as Hon. Arthur Eliot) Actor (as Hon. Arthur Eliot)   See fewer
Cornelia Smith
Queen Zinga (as Miss C. Smith) Queen Zinga (as Miss C. Smith)   See fewer
Sydney Benson
Gate-Keeper (uncredited) Gate-Keeper (uncredited)   See fewer
Cathleen Cavanagh
Woman (uncredited) Woman (uncredited)   See fewer
Alf Goddard
Alf, the Bartender (uncredited) Alf, the Bartender (uncredited)   See fewer
Will Hammer
Potman (uncredited) Potman (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Sharp
Man at 'Sing Song' (uncredited) Man at 'Sing Song' (uncredited)   See fewer
Arthur Williams
Endobo, the Witch Doctor (uncredited) Endobo, the Witch Doctor (uncredited)   See fewer
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