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Leadbelly
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Cast (36)
Producers (3)
Composer (1)
Cinematographer (1)
Editor (1)
Production Designer (1)
Set Decorator (1)
Makeup Department (3)
Production Manager (1)
Second Unit Directors or Assistant Directors (2)
Art Department (1)
Sound Department (3)
Stunts (3)
Camera and Electrical Department (6)
Casting Department (1)
Costume and Wardrobe Department (2)
Editorial Department (1)
Location Management (1)
Music Department (6)
Additional Crew (2)
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Director
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Gordon Parks
Gordon Parks
Writer
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(in alphabetical order)
Ernest Kinoy
Ernest Kinoy
writer
Cast
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(in credits order)
Roger E. Mosley
Roger E. Mosley
Huddie Ledbetter
James Brodhead
James Brodhead
John Lomax
John McDonald
John McDonald
Tom Pruitt
Leonard Wrentz
Leonard Wrentz
Guard
Ernie Hudson
Ernie Hudson
Archie
(as Earnest L. Hudson)
Dana Manno
Dana Manno
Margaret Judd
William Wintersole
William Wintersole
Sheriff Gibbons
Paul Benjamin
Paul Benjamin
Wes Ledbetter
Lynn Hamilton
Lynn Hamilton
Sally Ledbetter
Carole Lamond
Carole Lamond
Laura May
Melba Englander
Melba Englander
Evaline
Pamela Singleton
Pamela Singleton
Fat Bessie
Rozaa Jean
Rozaa Jean
Sugar Tit
Nat Williams
Nat Williams
Albert
Madge Sinclair
Madge Sinclair
Miss Eula
George Williams
George Williams
Shorty
Timothy Pickard
Timothy Pickard
Gray Man
Rhetta Greene
Rhetta Greene
Lethe
(as Loretta Greene)
Art Evans
Art Evans
Blind Lemon Jefferson
William Creamer
William Creamer
Conductor
Dearl Croft
Dearl Croft
Frank
John C. Johnson
John C. Johnson
Will
Bill Woodard
Bill Woodard
Alex
Robert C. Farrow
Robert C. Farrow
Blacksmith
Albert Hall
Albert Hall
Dicklicker
Peter Harrell
Peter Harrell
Ally George
B.T. Henderson
B.T. Henderson
Boss #1
Denny Arnold
Denny Arnold
Boss #2
James Taylor
James Taylor
Dog Boy
Vivian Bonnell
Vivian Bonnell
Old Lady
Alan Manson
Alan Manson
Captain Freeman
John Henry Faulk
John Henry Faulk
Gov. Pat Neff
Valerie Odell
Valerie Odell
Amy
Drew Thomas
Drew Thomas
Sharecropper
John Keith
John Keith
Guard
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Hitide Harris
Hitide Harris
Leadbelly
(singing voice)
Producers
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David Frost
David Frost
executive producer
Jack Grossberg
Jack Grossberg
executive producer
Marc Merson
Marc Merson
producer
Composer
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Fred Karlin
Fred Karlin
Cinematographer
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Bruce Surtees
Bruce Surtees
Editor
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Moe Howard
Moe Howard
editor (as Harry Howard)
Production Designer
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Robert F. Boyle
Robert F. Boyle
Set Decorator
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John A. Kuri
John A. Kuri
Makeup Department
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Bernadine M. Anderson
Bernadine M. Anderson
makeup artist
Eddie M. Barron
Eddie M. Barron
hair stylist
Robert Dawn
Robert Dawn
makeup artist (as Bob Dawn)
Production Manager
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Lindsley Parsons Jr.
Lindsley Parsons Jr.
executive production manager: Paramount (uncredited)
Second Unit Directors or Assistant Directors
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Reuben L. Watt
Reuben L. Watt
first assistant director
Richard A. Wells
Richard A. Wells
second assistant director
Art Department
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Jack M. Marino
Jack M. Marino
property master
Sound Department
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Howard Beals
Howard Beals
sound effects editor
Gene S. Cantamessa
Gene S. Cantamessa
mixer
John Wilkinson
John Wilkinson
re-recording mixer (as Doc Wilkinson)
Stunts
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Denny Arnold
Denny Arnold
stunts
Jim Burk
Jim Burk
stunts
Harold Jones
Harold Jones
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
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Oscar Barber
Oscar Barber
camera operator
William D. Barber
William D. Barber
second assistant camera
Charles Holmes
Charles Holmes
gaffer
Timothy E. Wade
Timothy E. Wade
first assistant camera
Robert West Sr.
Robert West Sr.
key grip (as Robert G. West)
Mike Redding
Mike Redding
crane operator (uncredited)
Casting Department
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Pamela Jaye Smith
Pamela Jaye Smith
location casting director
Costume and Wardrobe Department
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Jon Maloy
Jon Maloy
wardrobe
Sandra Stewart
Sandra Stewart
wardrobe
Editorial Department
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Thomas Penick
Thomas Penick
assistant editor (as Tom Penick)
Location Management
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Les Landau
Les Landau
location manager
Music Department
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David H. Cohen
David H. Cohen
musician
June Edgerton
June Edgerton
music editor
Fred Karlin
Fred Karlin
conductor
Brownie McGhee
Brownie McGhee
musician
Dick Rosmini
Dick Rosmini
musician
Sonny Terry
Sonny Terry
musician
Additional Crew
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Mark Lyon
Mark Lyon
production assistant
Dana Manno
Dana Manno
choreographer (as Danna Manno)
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