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Title African Jim
Published [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2014

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Description 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (approximately 52 min.))
Summary A simple story of a country lad who comes to the city to look for work, takes some knocks while adjusting to city life, but comes out on top when his singing talent is discovered. In 1949, two expatriate Britishers, producer Eric Rutherford and director Donald Swanson, made African Jim. It is a simple story of a country lad who comes to the city to look for work, takes some knocks while adjusting to city life, but comes out on top when his singing talent is discovered. Using musicians from the townships (it discovered South Africa's great singing star Dolly Rathebe), the film was a sensation for black audiences, who had never before seen their own heroes on screen. Its value as a historical document cannot be overstated; these images from the past reflect a vibrant township culture that was soon to be destroyed by apartheid. Directed by Donald Swanson
Notes Title from title frames
Event Originally produced by Villon Films in 1949
Subject Rathebe, Dolly
SUBJECT Rathebe, Dolly. fast (OCoLC)fst00439932
Subject Singers -- South Africa
Musicians -- South Africa
Musicians.
Singers.
South Africa.
Genre/Form Internet videos.
Internet videos.
Vidéos sur Internet.
Form Streaming video
Author Rutherford, Erica, producer
Swanson, Donald, 1920- director.