Drama Music
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.
Directed by
J. Elder Wills
Written by
Michael Barringer, Philip Lindsay
Johnnie Schofield
Paul Robeson
John 'Johnny' Zinga
Alf Goddard
Alf, the Bartender (uncredited)
George Mozart
Bert Puddick
Tony Wane
Mandingo (as Ecce Homo Toto)
Elisabeth Welch
Ruth Zinga
Esme Percy
Gabriel Donozetti
Robert Adams
Monty
Ronald Simpson
Mr. Blane, the Pianist
Jenny Dean
Marian
Joan Fred Emney
Nell Puddick
Bernard Ansell
Sir James Pyrie (as Bernard Ansell)
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)
Arthur Williams
Endobo, the Witch Doctor

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