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.