Leadbelly (1976)
19762h 6mPGDrama
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.
Cast
Roger E. MosleyHuddie Ledbetter- JJames BrodheadJohn Lomax
- JJohn McDonaldTom Pruitt
- LLeonard WrentzGuard
Ernie HudsonArchie- DDana MannoMargaret Judd
- WWilliam WintersoleSheriff Gibbons
Paul BenjaminWes Ledbetter
Lynn HamiltonSally Ledbetter
Carole LamondLaura May- MMelba EnglanderEvaline
- PPamela SingletonFat Bessie
- RRozaa JeanSugar Tit
- NNat WilliamsAlbert
Madge SinclairMiss Eula- GGeorge WilliamsShorty
- TTimothy PickardGray Man
- RRhetta GreeneLethe
Crew
- Director
- Gordon Parks
- Writers
- Ernest Kinoy
- Producers
- David FrostJack GrossbergMarc Merson
- Music
- Fred Karlin
- Cinematography
- Bruce Surtees
- Editing
- Moe Howard
Details
- Released
- May 28, 1976
- Language
- English
- Studio
- David Paradine Productions, Brownstone Productions, Zeeuwse Maatschappij N.V.
- IMDb
- tt0074781