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Leadbelly

Gordon Parks

1976 • 2h 6m

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. Eve...

Leadbelly

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Cast

Roger E. Mosley

Roger E. MosleyHuddie Ledbetter

James BrodheadJohn Lomax

John McDonaldTom Pruitt

Leonard WrentzGuard

Ernie Hudson

Ernie HudsonArchie

Dana MannoMargaret Judd

William WintersoleSheriff Gibbons

Paul Benjamin

Paul BenjaminWes Ledbetter

Lynn Hamilton

Lynn HamiltonSally Ledbetter

Carole Lamond

Carole LamondLaura May

Melba EnglanderEvaline

Pamela SingletonFat Bessie

Rozaa JeanSugar Tit

Nat WilliamsAlbert

Madge Sinclair

Madge SinclairMiss Eula

Crew

Fred Karlin

Fred KarlinOriginal Music Composer

Gordon Parks

Gordon ParksDirector

David Frost

David FrostExecutive Producer

Les Landau

Les LandauLocation Manager

Brownie McGhee

Brownie McGheeMusician

Sonny Terry

Sonny TerryMusician

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