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  • Leadbelly (1976)
  • PG
    126 min | Biography, Drama, Music
Leadbelly (1976)
PG
126 min | Biography, Drama, Music

Biography of the legendary folksinger, Huddie Ledbetter, master of the 12-string guitar and long-time convict on Texas and Louisiana chain gangs.
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Moe Howard (as Harry Howard)
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Updated Apr 7, 1976

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Apr 7, 1976 (United States)

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36 cast members
Name Known for
Roger E. Mosley
Huddie Ledbetter Huddie Ledbetter   See fewer
James Brodhead
John Lomax John Lomax   See fewer
John McDonald
Tom Pruitt Tom Pruitt   See fewer
Ernie Hudson
Archie (as Earnest L. Hudson) Archie (as Earnest L. Hudson)   See fewer
Dana Manno
Margaret Judd Margaret Judd   See fewer
William Wintersole
Sheriff Gibbons Sheriff Gibbons   See fewer
Paul Benjamin
Wes Ledbetter Wes Ledbetter   See fewer
Lynn Hamilton
Sally Ledbetter Sally Ledbetter   See fewer
Carole Lamond
Laura May Laura May   See fewer
Melba Englander
Evaline Evaline   See fewer
Pamela Singleton
Fat Bessie Fat Bessie   See fewer
Rozaa Jean
Sugar Tit Sugar Tit   See fewer
Nat Williams
Albert Albert   See fewer
Madge Sinclair
Miss Eula Miss Eula   See fewer
Timothy Pickard
Gray Man Gray Man   See fewer
Rhetta Greene
Lethe (as Loretta Greene) Lethe (as Loretta Greene)   See fewer
Art Evans
Blind Lemon Jefferson Blind Lemon Jefferson   See fewer
William Creamer
Conductor Conductor   See fewer
Robert C. Farrow
Blacksmith Blacksmith   See fewer
Albert Hall
Dicklicker Dicklicker   See fewer
Peter Harrell
Ally George Ally George   See fewer
B.T. Henderson
Boss #1 Boss #1   See fewer
Denny Arnold
Boss #2 Boss #2   See fewer
James Taylor
Dog Boy Dog Boy   See fewer
Vivian Bonnell
Old Lady Old Lady   See fewer
Alan Manson
Captain Freeman Captain Freeman   See fewer
John Henry Faulk
Gov. Pat Neff Gov. Pat Neff   See fewer
Drew Thomas
Sharecropper Sharecropper   See fewer
John Keith
Guard Guard   See fewer
Hitide Harris
Leadbelly (singing voice) Leadbelly (singing voice)   See fewer
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