John Zinga, a descendent of slaves, has an ancient medallion around his neck and a fragment of song passed down generations. He is an English dockworker with a magnificent voice and a yearning to learn his roots.
2.8 / 5
Paul Robeson
John 'Johnny' Zinga
Elisabeth Welch
Ruth Zinga
Esme Percy
Gabriel Donozetti
Robert Adams
Monty
James Solomon
Native Leader
Tony Wane
Mandingo (as Ecce Homo Toto)
Ronald Simpson
Mr. Blane, the Pianist
George Mozart
Bert Puddick
Jenny Dean
Marian
Joan Fred Emney
Nell Puddick
Bernard Ansell
Sir James Pyrie (as Bernard Ansell)
Johnnie Schofield
Ambrose Manning
Trader
Arthur Elliott
- (as Honorable Arthur Eliot)
Cornelia Smith
Queen Zinga (as Miss C. Smith)
Sydney Benson
Gate-Keeper (uncredited)
Cathleen Cavanagh
Woman (uncredited)
Alf Goddard
Alf, the Bartender (uncredited)
Will Hammer
Potman (uncredited)
Arthur Williams
Endobo, the Witch Doctor
J. Elder Wills
Director
Claude Wallace
Story
Dorothy Holloway
Ingram D'Abbes
Adaptation
Fenn Sherie
Michael Barringer
Writer
Philip Lindsay
Producer
Harry Rose
Director of Photography
Thomas Glover
Eric Cross
Arthur Tavares
Editor
Norman G. Arnold
Art Direction
Henry Passmore
Production Manager
Arthur Alcott
Second Unit Director
Assistant Art Director
Harold V. King
Sound Engineer
Jack Beaver
Additional Music
Eric Ansell
Music Director
