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To Hear Your Banjo Play (1947)
Short | 16 min | Short, Music

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To Hear Your Banjo Play (1947)

Short | 16 min | Short, Music

Presents the origin of the banjo, the development of southern folk music and its influence upon Americans. Pete Seeger plays his banjo and narrates the story.

Directors

Irving Lerner | Willard Van Dyke

Writer

Alan Lomax (story and dialogue)

Producers

Irving Lerner | Willard Van Dyke

Cinematographer

Richard Leacock

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Updated Dec 31, 1947

Release date

1947 (United States)

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6 cast members

Name	Known for
Pete Seeger Self Self See fewer	Just Cause (1995)
Woody Guthrie Self Self See fewer	Paper Towns (2015)
Baldwin Hawes Self Self See fewer	To Hear Your Banjo Play (1947)
Sonny Terry Self Self See fewer	The Jerk (1979)
Brownie McGhee Self Self See fewer	Angel Heart (1987)
Texas Gladden Self Self See fewer	To Hear Your Banjo Play (1947)