Leadbelly (1976)
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. (IMDB Brian W Martz)
Roger E. Mosley |
Roger E. Mosley and Leonard Wrentz |
John McDonald |
John McDonald, James Brodhead and Roger E. Mosley |
Roger E. Mosley |
James Brodhead |
Ernie Hudson |
Dana Manno |
William Wintersole |
Paul Benjamin as Wes Ledbetter |
Lynn Hamilton as Sally Ledbetter |
Roger E. Mosley as Huddie Ledbetter |
Carole Lamond, Rozaa Jean |
Rozaa Jean |
Madge Sinclair |
Nat Williams |
George Williams, Roger E. Mosley, Timothy Pickard |
Timothy Pickard |
Rhetta Greene |
William Creamer |
Art Evans as Blind Lemon Jefferson |
Art Evans |
Dearl Croft |
Bill Woodard |
John C. Johnson |
Robert C. Farrow |
Albert Hall |
Denny Arnold |
Vivian Bonnell |
Character = Lutie |
Alan Manson |
Roger E. Mosley |
John Henry Faulk as Gov. Pat Neff |
Madge Sinclair |
Valerie Odell |
Drew Thomas |