Watch Leadbelly (1976) Official Trailer
You can't bury a black legend like Leadbelly!
6.4 / 10 IMDb May 28, 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. Even in prison he became well known for the songs he had composed and sung during and before the time he spent there.
Director
Runtime
2h 6m
Release Date
May 28, 1976
Genre
Drama
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Writers
Producers
Cast
Roger E. Mosley
as Huddie Ledbetter
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James Brodhead
as John Lomax
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John McDonald
as Tom Pruitt
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Leonard Wrentz
as Guard
Ernie Hudson
as Archie
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Dana Manno
as Margaret Judd
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William Wintersole
as Sheriff Gibbons
Paul Benjamin
as Wes Ledbetter
Lynn Hamilton
as Sally Ledbetter
Carole Lamond
as Laura May
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Melba Englander
as Evaline
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Pamela Singleton
as Fat Bessie
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Rozaa Jean
as Sugar Tit
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Nat Williams
as Albert
Madge Sinclair
as Miss Eula
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George Williams
as Shorty
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Timothy Pickard
as Gray Man
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Rhetta Greene
as Lethe
Art Evans
as Blind Lemon Jefferson
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William Creamer
as Conductor
Production Companies
David Paradine Productions
Brownstone Productions
Zeeuwse Maatschappij N.V.
Leadbelly Official Trailer 1976
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