The Pennywhistle Blues (1951)iMDB Rating: 7.2Date Released : 5 March 1951
Genre : Comedy, Drama, Music
Stars : Tommy Machaka, Harriet Qubeka, David Mnkwanazi, Dolly Rathebe." />
Movie Quality : BRrip
Format : MKV
Size : 870 MB
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A mother finds money in the garden - and it changes life for a string of unfortunates.
This must be an excellent movie -- after all, I've been thinking of it from time to time over 50 years! I saw it when it was first released in the 50's and it's stuck in my memory. A gentle, wistful tale of life in a black township, with the hero a small-time thief who plays a penny whistle. I looked for it on line when search engines were less efficient and databases smaller. Now I've found it. I'm eager to see it again.
The cast are non-professionals, but the pacing and visuals are certainly of high quality. High point: When the local police lift a garbage can lid and see the thief inside, one looks at the other and says, "Man, the housing shortage is worse than I thought." Dumb, but endearing. Especially since they carefully put the lid back on, and go on their way.
It sits in my memory beside the original Theodore Bikel "Little Kidnappers." A keeper.
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