This is a biopic of Huddie Ledbetter (Roger E. Mosley) or better known as legendary folk singer Leadbelly. It jumps around in his troubled life as he deals with easy racism, racism racism, and constant run-ins with the law. It's a life of self-destruction and destruction by the system. It's also a story of perseverance and hope.
Gordon Parks already has quite a filmography by this point and he puts all his skills to work. Mosley is still an unknown before Magnum. Leadbelly is a legend but I actually know very little about his troubled life. It is very fascinating. This has great music. My only issue with this is that they seem to have not used Leadbelly's actual recordings. This movie needs his actual voice even if the recordings are old and scratchy.
Gordon Parks already has quite a filmography by this point and he puts all his skills to work. Mosley is still an unknown before Magnum. Leadbelly is a legend but I actually know very little about his troubled life. It is very fascinating. This has great music. My only issue with this is that they seem to have not used Leadbelly's actual recordings. This movie needs his actual voice even if the recordings are old and scratchy.