Leadbelly (1976)

Leadbelly (1976)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1976-05-28 United States of America 126 Min. PG-13
6.1 7 votes
Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

Roger E. Mosley is Huddie Ledbetter
Huddie Ledbetter
James Brodhead is John Lomax
John Lomax
John McDonald is Tom Pruitt
Tom Pruitt
Leonard Wrentz is Guard
Guard
Ernie Hudson is Archie
Archie
Dana Manno is Margaret Judd
Margaret Judd
William Wintersole is Sheriff Gibbons
Sheriff Gibbons
Paul Benjamin is Wes Ledbetter
Wes Ledbetter
Lynn Hamilton is Sally Ledbetter
Sally Ledbetter
Carole Lamond is Laura May
Laura May
Melba Englander is Evaline
Evaline
Pamela Singleton is Fat Bessie
Fat Bessie
Rozaa Jean is Sugar Tit
Sugar Tit
Nat Williams is Albert
Albert
Madge Sinclair is Miss Eula
Miss Eula
George Williams is Shorty
Shorty
Timothy Pickard is Gray Man
Gray Man
Rhetta Greene is Lethe
Lethe
Art Evans is Blind Lemon Jefferson
Blind Lemon Jefferson
William Creamer is Conductor
Conductor
Dearl Croft is Frank
Frank
John C. Johnson is Will
Will
Bill Woodard is Alex
Alex
Robert C. Farrow is Blacksmith
Blacksmith
Albert Hall is Dicklicker
Dicklicker
Peter Harrell is Ally George
Ally George
B.T. Henderson is Boss #1
Boss #1
Denny Arnold is Boss #2
Boss #2
James Taylor is Dog Boy
Dog Boy
Vivian Bonnell is Old Lady
Old Lady
Alan Manson is Captain Freeman
Captain Freeman
John Henry Faulk is Gov. Pat Neff
Gov. Pat Neff
Valerie Odell is Amy
Amy
Drew Thomas is Sharecropper
Sharecropper
John Keith is Guard
Guard
Hitide Harris is Leadbelly (singing)
Leadbelly (singing)

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