Leadbelly 1976
Leadbelly
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.
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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Full Cast & Crew... Huddie Ledbetter
... Wes Ledbetter
... Miss Eula
... Prison Chief Guard
... Dicklicker
... Blind Lemon Jefferson
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Release Date:
May 28, 1976 (United States)
Run Time:
2hr 6`
MMPA Rating:
PG
Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
United States
Status:
Released
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Cast & Crew of
Leadbelly
Directors & Credit Writers
... Director
Cast
... Huddie Ledbetter
... Wes Ledbetter
... Miss Eula
... Prison Chief Guard
... Dicklicker
... Blind Lemon Jefferson
... John Lomax
JHF
John Henry Faulk... Gov. Pat Neff
... Sally Ledbetter
... Archie (as Earnest L. Hudson)
... Sheriff Gibbons
... Lethe
Produced By
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Marc Merson... Producer