African Jim aka Jim comes to Jo'burg (1949)

Original title

African Jim

Directed by

Donald Swanson

Genre

drama, music

Country

South Africa

Runtime

50 min

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man from a rural area moves to the city of Johannesburg to find work and a new life. He gets involved with the local music scene and pursues a career as a jazz singer.

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What happens

African Jim, also known as Jim Comes to Jo'burg, is a 1949 South African film, directed by Donald Swanson and produced by Erica Rutherford. It features Daniel Adnewmah, South African Jazz singer Dolly Rathebe, The African Inkspots, Sam Maile, Dan Twala, and The Jazz Maniacs that included South African Jazz saxophonist, composer and bandleader Bra Zacks Nkosi. It is notable as the South Africa' first African feature-length film. It was produced by Warrior Films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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