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African Jim

Jim decides to leave his tribal area to seek his fortune in Johannesburg. As soon as he arrives, three gangsters mug him. When he regains consciousness, a friendly night watchman takes care of him. With the watchman's help, Jim gets a job in a nightclub as a waiter.

50m1949TMDb 9.0

DramaMusic

English

Crew and Cast

Donald SwansonDirector
Daniel AdnewmahJim TwalaDolly RathebeDolly RathebeJudy
Dan TwalaCharlie
Samuel MailePianist in club (as Sam Maile)
Woody WoodthorpeGang leader
Willie NxumaloCrook
Victor MkizeMkize
General DuzeGuitarist
Alfred KomoComedy dancer

Storyline

Jim decides to leave his tribal area to seek his fortune in Johannesburg. As soon as he arrives, three gangsters mug him. When he regains consciousness, a friendly night watchman takes care of him. With the watchman's help, Jim gets a job in a nightclub as a waiter.

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Info

Status
Released
Released
23 October 1949
Runtime
50m
TMDB score
9.0 / 10 (1 votes)

Production

Director
Donald Swanson
Studios
Warrior Films
Countries
South Africa

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English