The Pennywhistle Blues (1951)
1h 3m
Running Time
March 5, 1951Release Date
The Pennywhistle Blues (1951)
1h 3m
Running Time
March 5, 1951Release Date
Plot.
In a black township in South Africa, a stolen treasure chest passes from hand to hand until it is finally returned to its original owner.
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Cast & Crew.
Tommi Ramokgopa
The Thief / Original Music Composer
Harriet Qubeka
Mrs. Shakabona
Joseph Motuba
Nicolas, store clerk
David Mnkwanazi
Lucas Ranku
Victor Cwai
John, Lili's beau
Dolly Rathebe
Lili Shabulala
Grinsell Nogauza
Mr. Shabulala
James Ambrose Brown
Story
Ferdinand Webb
Screenplay
C.M. Pennington-Richards
Screenplay / Director of Photography
Donald Swanson
Screenplay / Director / Producer
Gerald Ehrlich
Editor
Ralph Trewhela
Original Music Composer
Harry N. Ebedes
Production Manager
Eric Cordell
Assistant Director
Ken Taylor
Sound
Details.
Release DateMarch 5, 1951
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 3m
Content RatingNR
Genres
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Wiki.
The Magic Garden, also known as The Pennywhistle Blues, is a 1951 feature film produced and directed by British filmmaker Donald Swanson in South Africa, made in and around Johannesburg with an amateur cast. It is historically important in South African cinema as the first film with an all-black cast to be shown in the white cinemas in racially-segregated Johannesburg. It was nominated for two British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs), for Best Film from any Source and Best British Film. It stars Tommy Ramokgopa, who also wrote some of the film's music. Willard Cele contributes to the soundtrack by playing the "Pennywhistle Blues" on the pennywhistle.