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Leadbelly (1976)

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2h 6min
Leadbelly

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Synopsis

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.

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Cast

Roger E. Mosley
Roger E. Mosley

Huddie Ledbetter

James Brodhead
James Brodhead

John Lomax

Ernie Hudson
Ernie Hudson

Archie

William Wintersole
William Wintersole

Sheriff Gibbons

Paul Benjamin
Paul Benjamin

Wes Ledbetter

Lynn Hamilton
Lynn Hamilton

Sally Ledbetter

Carol Lamond
Carol Lamond

Laura May

Melba Englander
Melba Englander

Evaline

Madge Sinclair
Madge Sinclair

Miss Eula

George Williams
George Williams

Shorty

Rhetta Greene
Rhetta Greene

Lethe

Art Evans
Art Evans

Blind Lemon Jefferson

William Creamer
William Creamer

Conductor

John C. Johnson
John C. Johnson

Will

Bill Woodard
Bill Woodard

Alex

Albert Hall
Albert Hall

Dicklicker

Denny Arnold
Denny Arnold

Boss #2

Vivian Bonnell
Vivian Bonnell

Old Lady

Alan Manson
Alan Manson

Captain Freeman

John Henry Faulk
John Henry Faulk

Gov. Pat Neff

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