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African Jim.
LIBRA Music Videorecording 473
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Black people--South Africa--Drama.
- Black people.
- Black people--South Africa--Music.
- South Africa.
- Jazz--South Africa.
- Jazz.
- South Africa--In motion pictures.
- Genre:
- Music.
- Feature films.
- Drama.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videocassette (51 min.) : sound, black and white ; 1/2 in.
- 1/2 in.
- monochrome
- Other Title:
- Jim comes to Jo'burg
- Jim comes to Joh'burg
- Place of Publication:
- Vancouver, B.C. : Villon Films, [between 1990 and 1999?]
- System Details:
- VHS - NTSC.
- digital
- optical
- VHS
- NTSC
- Summary:
- Country boy goes to the city and, after some hard knocks, becomes successful. Made on the eve of the harsh apartheid laws. Features top African singers and music of the 1950's.
- Participant:
- Daniel Adnewmah, Dolly Rathebe, Dan Twala, Sam Maile.
- Credits:
- Music performed by the African Inkspots and the Jazz Maniacs.
- Notes:
- Video release of a motion picture originally filmed by Warrior Films of Johannesburg, South Africa, in 1949.
- Also known as: Jim comes to Jo'burg.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- OCLC:
- 70240017
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