LEADER 00000ngm a2200385 i 4500 003 CaSfKAN 005 20130802105144.0 006 m o c 007 vz uzazuu 007 cr una---unuuu 008 140717p20141949cau050 o vleng d 028 52 1084095|bKanopy 035 (OCoLC)897410113 040 UtOrBLW|beng|cUtOrBLW|erda 043 f-sa--- 099 Streaming Video Kanopy 245 00 African Jim.|h[Kanopy electronic resource] 264 1 [San Francisco, California, USA] :|bKanopy Streaming, |c2014. 300 1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 52 min.) : |bdigital, .flv file, sound 336 two-dimensional moving image|2rdacontent 337 computer|2rdamedia 337 video|2rdamedia 338 online resource|2rdacarrier 500 Title from title frames. 518 Originally produced by Villon Films in 1949. 520 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 Its value as a historical document cannot be overstated; these images from the past reflect a vibrant township culture that was soon to be destroyed by apartheid.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. 538 Mode of access: World Wide Web. 600 10 Rathebe, Dolly. 650 0 Singers|zSouth Africa. 650 0 Musicians|zSouth Africa. 700 1 Rutherford, Erica,|eproducer. 700 1 Swanson, Donald,|edirector. 710 2 Kanopy (Firm) 856 40 |uhttps://naperville.kanopy.com/node/84096|zAvailable on Kanopy 856 42 |zCover Image|uhttps://www.kanopy.com/node/84096/external- image