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Auction History Result 5b1440 SONG OF FREEDOM local theater English program 1938 Paul Robeson in his latest & greatest! Date Sold 9/26/2023 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage English Film Program (measures 7 1/4" x 9 3/4" [18 x 25 cm]; 1 page) (Learn More) Song of Freedom, the 1936 (released in the U.S. in 1938) J. Elder Wills English Hammer black African American opera musical melodrama ("Robeson In His Most Memorable Role!-Cast of Thousands In $500,000 Epic!"; about a black English dockworker who has a great voice, and becomes a major opera star, but then he finds a family medallion that causes him to go back to Africa to try to trace his family's origins) starring Paul Robeson, Elisabeth Welch, Esme Percy, Robert Adams, and George Mozart. Note that we have had trouble finding much information about the American release of this movie. It was one of the first productions of English Hammer Films (yes, THAT Hammer Films, which later became famous for its horror movies!), but it is difficult to know when it was released in the U.S., and by what company. The IMDb says it was re-edited in 1938 and released by Treo Film Exchanges, but we have never heard of that company, and the IMDb says it solely released three movies, including this one, over a three year period, which sounds doubtful! The only U.S. movie paper we have ever seen from this movie is a one-sheet and a lobby card, and both have "Song of Freedom, Inc. presents" printed on them, and we think those are surely from the first U.S. release, which did occur in 1938 (verified by 1938 newspaper ads). If anyone knows more about this, please e-mail us and we will post it here. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that this is a "country of origin" item for this English movie! Also note that this item has been trimmed and it now measures 7 1/4" x 9 3/4" [18 x 25 cm]. Condition: very good. Note that this was removed from something larger, because it has a page number at the bottom. It is probably like removing an ad from a magazine, where this is of most interest. Please bear this in mind before bidding. Learn More about condition grades 
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