(66 min) Released 1936-08-17
Director: J. Elder Wills
Stars: Paul Robeson, Elisabeth Welch, Esme Percy
Genres: Drama | Music
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028282/
(This formerly on my list for a later year (US release instead of original release), but IMDb changed the List software yesterday, and 3 of his movies popped up higher. I wasn't going to fight the old sort; I like this better.)
The titular song is a familiar melody given how often I've watched this.
Adding to the plot summary, PR inherits the medallion stolen from the evil queen by her child. He also knows part of a song passed down to him over the hundred+ intervening years. He always yearns for his African roots, so when he makes enough money he and his wife go to the island to help "his people." Danger ensues. A convenient but plausible plot twist resolves the story.
Great usual presence of PR. Elisabeth Welch is a good choice for his strong supportive wife. Her 15 credits are in Brit films, so I don't know her from anything else. (Her 1 recognizable American credit says scenes deleted.)
I can argue with myself all day whether this is a 7- or a 6+, and then PR sings.
Hammer Films, distr. British Lion, dir. Wills; 7-
