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African Jim / produced by Warrior Films.
Van Pelt - Ormandy Music and Media Center Music DVD 1792
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- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Best of times, the worst of times : South African feature films from the 1950s.
- The best of times, the worst of times : South African feature films from the 1950s
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Feature films.
- Motion pictures, African.
- Motion pictures, South African.
- Genre:
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (51 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
- monochrome
- Other Title:
- Also known as: Jim comes to Jo'burg
- Jim comes to Joh'burg
- Place of Publication:
- Vancouver, BC : Villon Films, [2005?]
- System Details:
- DVD.
- digital
- optical
- video file
- DVD video
- Summary:
- Jim leaves rural South Africa to find work in Johannesburg and ends up finding romance and a successful career.
- Participant:
- Daniel Adnewmah, Dolly Rathebe, Dan Twala, Sam Maile.
- Credits:
- Director, Donald Swanson ; producer, Eric Rutherford ; music performed by the African Inkspots and the Jazz Maniacs.
- Notes:
- Originally filmed by Warrior Films of Johannesburg, South Africa, in 1949.
- Known as the first feature film made in South Africa with an all black cast.
- OCLC:
- 62867525
- Online:
- The Class of 1932 Fund Home Page
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