LEADBELLY (1976) Pardon Song for Governor Neff 

That actor playing leadbelly is intense. He’s playing for his life.

And, Roger Mosely, Rest in everlasting peace.

Roger E Moseley Rest Peace !!🎥🎬

Rest in Power Mr. Mosley!

Isn't it? Gordon Parks in seriously under appreciated, in my humble opinion.

R.I.P. TC.

Just watched it last night on t.v..👍

The whole movie is for rent on RU-vid. I just got the original movie poster for $6. I couldn’t believe it!

I can’t believe this movie did not have a trailer

I liked this Movie I think Roger Mosley did a outstanding Job!!!! The Movie portrayed so; much!!!!

You can watch it free on Prime

The moie was very well done. I sort of felt bad that he had such talent and things turned out the way they did. Very sad.

It's such a shame that it took some young white kids to cover these songs before it really went mainstream. There are so many REALLY GREAT blues men that we don't have anything but a scratchy old record to remember them by. Finally in the 70s & 80s we start getting these absolutely bad ass concerts. I'm watching one right now with Etta James & John Lee Hooker, fuckin ROCKS

The guitar being played during Irene is different to the guitar being played to the Governor, neither guitars are anything like Leadbelly's original Stellas. Movie makers never pay enough attention to the integrity of musical instruments.

Such a damn good movie!

The line they changed that Leadbelly actually sang was "I'll get you in my dreams".

Pretty sure they made it sound like he was playing by recording a guitarist sitting in the same spot and the microphone being in the same spot, then overlapping the two. Its synced really well.

I HAD THOUGHT NO ONE BUT ME WATCHED THIS MOVIE BECAUSE EVERYONE I HAD ASKED ABOUT IT SAY THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF IT

Leadbelly chose the name Mary to appeal to Governor Neff's strong religious beliefs. He felt it may make him think of pardening him more likely. Il

No Pardon for O.K. Allen ... but in VERY loving memory of Mr. Roger Earl Mosely (1938 - 2022 R.I.P. Gone but NOT forgotten).

I want to see this too..I never heard of this

YO THIS GUY WAS ON THE MONEY

I remember this scene the most from this movie goodnight Irene and pardon song one of my favorites he was jamin

Did anyone else notice that right after the Governor asked what his name was, he turned right around and say " HEY YOU ! " ??? smh

Disgusting scene. Human being being treated like that 😢

This is Campy.

This was an interpretation from 1976 with 1976 interpretation on it. Who the real guy was and what was happening back then we will never know. He was a murderer we do know that. And he was talented and with enough charm to get a pardon. Love the movie and the legend of the man.

Leadbelly is Hip Hop - put some 808 and auto toon on it

ledbelly was in prison for stabbing someone in louisiana. Mr Lomax was looking for prison talent, so he could sell records. so, there was an exchange of money with the first pardon. Lomax agreed to vouch for ledbelly, and keep him employed and out of prison. he failed. Ledbelly stabbed someone again in Houston texas, and even mentions this in his midnight special rendition. there might have been drugs involved in the incident. he gets out a second time, because of his talent. he then stabs someone in Chicago, but gets out instantly. if he had no talent, he would have never got out the first time. . Ledbelly died with 100k in the bank, but if you remove all of his violations, he would be worth three times that at his death.

Did you notice that Mosley had different guitar in the scene with Governor Neff?

Roger Mosley was one hell of a good actor. You left out Ernie Hudson on the movie cast list.

Governor George Neff Wallace father Of gov.George Wallace finally set Leadbelly free after 13 years in the Pen.

Leadbelly chose the name Mary to appeal to Governor Neff's strong religious beliefs. He felt it may make him think of pardening him more likely. I dont believe Wikipedia whwn it says he was released due to overcrowding.

The history of this country is to sad

The red-haired girl is my first cousin.

He wouldn’t have been doing as much time as other men when he could still get to play…like any guitar player

Not sure that Neff, a serious Southern Baptist would've smoked cigars. I'd have to research that. But definitely whatever is in that punch, it would not have included alcohol.....

Governor Neff Wallace was the older brother of Pres.G.W. grandfather Sen. PRESCOTT BUSH.

this is fantastic always some humor love it.

bom filme ?

Ain't that a kick in The Head

some people are so evil and will burn in he'll forever

What is the title of this movie

THATS THE HUMBLENESS THEY TALK ABOUT @CUE 5:30---HMM

Do prisoners still wear this stupid uniform? Was there a movie about Leadbelly's life??? This man is so important to world music but still poorly appreciated!

I am a Southerner who worked for Films, Inc. who distributed this movie in the 1980s when I lived in NYC. Pretty good movie, if somewhat romanticized, of Ledbetter. Roger Mosely did a very good acting job, no doubt about it. Ledbetter was an overrated Blues singer tho. One of the bad side effects of Hollywood movies (i.e., bullshit) then and now is that "Yankees" think that every Southerner had slaves pre-Civil War. It was 1%! The rich people. I never saw such ignorance and self-righteous arrogance about racial politics until I lived in NYC for 5 years. My Dad was as Southern as could be, but he was a pallbearer for 3 funerals for his dark brothers. I heard "ni##er" more often in NYC than I ever heard growing up in the South. Good movie, strong direction by Gordon Parks (his photography books are really really great). But this is a romanticized version. Still cool, tho.

Why is he upset in the end ? Didn't governer set him free ?

Prison. Just a nutha type of slavery

The guy who plays leadbelly is good but he's not quite leadbelly

I like when the good Governor throws the cigar at him at the end - its like throwing money at a women in a strip club - humiliating yet rewarding and socially accepted) Lead Belly2016

Back when America was great !

im so glad that racism isn't as much as it was then because they were slaves