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Cast
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Roger E. Mosley | As: Huddie Ledbetter |
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James Brodhead | As: John Lomax |
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John McDonald | As: Tom Pruitt |
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Leonard Wrentz | As: Guard |
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Ernie Hudson | As: Archie |
Storyline
The life of Blues and folk singer Huddie Leadbetter, nicknamed Leadbelly is recounted. Covering the good times and bad from his 20s to 40s. Much of that time was spent on chain gangs in the south. Even in prison he became well known for the songs he had composed and sung during and before the time he spent there.
| Tagline: | You can't bury a black legend like Leadbelly! |
| Certification: | 14 |
Cast
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Roger E. Mosley |
Huddie Ledbetter |
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James Brodhead |
John Lomax |
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John McDonald |
Tom Pruitt |
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Leonard Wrentz |
Guard |
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Ernie Hudson |
Archie |
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Dana Manno |
Margaret Judd |
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William Wintersole |
Sheriff Gibbons |
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Paul Benjamin |
Wes Ledbetter |
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Lynn Hamilton |
Sally Ledbetter |
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Carole Lamond |
Laura May |
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Melba Englander |
Evaline |
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Pamela Singleton |
Fat Bessie |
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Rozaa Jean |
Sugar Tit |
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Nat Williams |
Albert |
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Madge Sinclair |
Miss Eula |
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George Williams |
Shorty |
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Timothy Pickard |
Gray Man |
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Rhetta Greene |
Lethe |
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Art Evans |
Blind Lemon Jefferson |
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William Creamer |
Conductor |
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Dearl Croft |
Frank |
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John C. Johnson |
Will |
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Bill Woodard |
Alex |
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Robert C. Farrow |
Blacksmith |
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Albert Hall |
Dicklicker |
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Peter Harrell |
Ally George |
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B.T. Henderson |
Boss #1 |
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Denny Arnold |
Boss #2 |
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James Taylor |
Dog Boy |
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Vivian Bonnell |
Old Lady |
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Alan Manson |
Captain Freeman |
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John Henry Faulk |
Gov. Pat Neff |
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Valerie Odell |
Amy |
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Drew Thomas |
Sharecropper |
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John Keith |
Guard |
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Hitide Harris |
Leadbelly (singing) |
Directed By
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Gordon Parks |
Director |
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Reuben Watt |
First Assistant Director |
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Richard Alexander Wells |
Second Assistant Director |
Writing Credits
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Ernest Kinoy |
Writer |
Production Crew
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Marc Merson |
Producer |
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David Frost |
Executive Producer |
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Jack Grossberg |
Executive Producer |
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Pamela Jaye Smith |
Location Casting |
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Les Landau |
Location Manager |
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Mark Lyon |
Production Assistant |
Edited By
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Moe Howard |
Editor |
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Thomas Penick |
Assistant Editor |
Costume and Makeup
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Bernadine M. Anderson |
Makeup Artist |
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Eddie M. Barron |
Hairstylist |
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Robert Dawn |
Makeup Artist |
Sound
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Fred Karlin |
Original Music Composer |
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Howard Beals |
Sound Effects Editor |
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Gene S. Cantamessa |
Sound Mixer |
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John Wilkinson |
Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
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David H. Cohen |
Musician |
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June Edgerton |
Music Editor |
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Fred Karlin |
Conductor |
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Brownie McGhee |
Musician |
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Dick Rosmini |
Musician |
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Sonny Terry |
Musician |
Visual Effects
Camera
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Bruce Surtees |
Director of Photography |
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Oscar Barber |
Camera Operator |
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William D. Barber |
Second Assistant Camera |
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Timothy E. Wade |
First Assistant Camera |
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Robert West Sr. |
Key Grip |
Lighting
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Charles Holmes |
Gaffer |
Art Department
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Robert F. Boyle |
Production Design |
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John A. Kuri |
Set Decoration |
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Jack M. Marino |
Property Master |
Other Crew
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Denny Arnold |
Stunts |
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Jim Burk |
Stunts |
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Harold Jones |
Stunts |
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Dana Manno |
Choreographer |
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