Paul Robeson, Elisabeth Welch, Eldon Grant, Roy Emerton, Marcelle Rogez. "From the novel 'Banjo' by Claude McKay"--Box. Originally released as a motion picture in 1937.
Summary:
Joe is a Marseilles dockworker who is asked by police to help find a young boy missing from an ocean liner. When Joe finally discovers the child, he learns that the boy escaped of his own will, and takes him to stay with a local cafe singer, Miranda. Joe and Miranda become surrogate parents to the boy, offering a welcome change from his wealthy and somewhat repressed white parents.
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