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.
Joseph Motuba
Nicolas, store clerk
Harriet Qubeka
Mrs. Sakabona
David Mnkwanazi
Lucas Ranku
Victor Cwai
John, Lili's beau
Dolly Rathebe
Lili Shabalala
Donald Swanson
Director
Grinsell Nogauza
Mr. Shabulala
James Ambrose Brown
Writer
C.M. Pennington-Richards
Writer
Ferdinand Webb
Writer
Tommi Ramokgopa
Composer
Ralph Trewhela
Composer
Ken Taylor
Sound
Gerald Ehrlich
Editor
Harry N. Ebedes
Production Manager
Eric Cordell
Assistant Director
Details.
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.