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African Jim

Country boy goes to the city and, after some hard knocks, becomes successful. Made on the eve of the harsh apartheid laws. Features top African singers and music of the 1950's.

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  • "Aka Jim Comes to Jo'burg"
  • "Jim comes to Joh'burg"
  • "Jim comes to Joh'burg"@en
  • "Jim Comes to Jo'burg"
  • "Jim comes to Joburg"
  • "Jim comes to Jo'burg"
  • "Jim comes to Jo'burg"@en

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  • "Made on the eve of apartheid's inception, this is the first full length feature film made in South Africa with an all native African cast. Featuring top African singers and music of the 1950's, this is a unique record of a lost era."
  • "Country boy goes to the city and, after some hard knocks, becomes successful. Made on the eve of the harsh apartheid laws. Features top African singers and music of the 1950's."@en
  • ""The first film to star black South Africans, African Jim aka Jim Comes to Joburg captures the optimism and enthusiasm of post-war Africa, and a magical moment just prior to apartheid's crushing of all hope. Although the film reveals the pattronizing attitude of its white British producers, it is historic because of the sensational impact it had on black film audiences nationwide, and for propelling singer Dolly Rathebe into fame"--Container."
  • "A young African leaves his village in Swaziland and seeks fame and fortune in Johannesburg."@en
  • "Jim leaves rural South Africa to find work in Johannesburg and ends up finding romance and a successful career."
  • "Jim leaves rural South Africa to find work in Johannesburg and ends up finding romance and a successful career."@en
  • "A simple story of a country lad who comes to the city to look for work, takes some knocks while adjusting to city life, but comes out on top when his singing talent is discovered. In 1949, two expatriate Britishers, producer Eric Rutherford and director Donald Swanson, made African Jim. It is a simple story of a country lad who comes to the city to look for work, takes some knocks while adjusting to city life, but comes out on top when his singing talent is discovered. Using musicians from the townships (it discovered South Africa's great singing star Dolly Rathebe), the film was a sensation for black audiences, who had never before seen their own heroes on screen. Its value as a historical document cannot be overstated; these images from the past reflect a vibrant township culture that was soon to be destroyed by apartheid. Directed by Donald Swanson."@en

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  • "Fiction films"@en
  • "Drama"
  • "Drama"@en
  • "Motion pictures"
  • "Feature"
  • "Feature films"
  • "Feature films"@en
  • "Music"
  • "Music"@en

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  • "African Jim : [Jim comes to Joburg]"
  • "African Jim"
  • "African Jim"@en

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