Documentary ·Music · United States of America · 1947 · 16m

To Hear Your Banjo Play

To Hear Your Banjo Play poster
Director
Irving LernerWillard Van Dyke
Cast
Pete Seeger as Self Woody Guthrie as Self Sonny Terry as Self Brownie McGhee as Self
Crew
Richard Leacock — Director of Photography Alan Lomax — Writer Willard Van Dyke — Producer Irving Lerner — Producer
Synopsis

A short film about Pete Seeger and the birth of banjo music throughout the Southern United States.

Mood & Themes
banjofolk music
Key Collaborators
Irving Lerner Director Willard Van Dyke Director Richard Leacock Director of Photography Alan Lomax Writer Willard Van Dyke Producer Irving Lerner Producer
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