Zonk!

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Not to be confused with Zonk! from the game show Let's Make a Deal.

Zonk! is a 1950 musical film made in South Africa.[1] It features black performers doing American style numbers.[2] It was directed by Hyman Kirstein.[3] It was made by African Film Productions.[4]

The film shows Broadway's influence.[5] It is one of four films made from 1949–1951 documenting original music and performances by Africans.[6] Jacqueline Maingard of the University of Bristol wrote an article about "Cinematic Images of Black Sexual Identity" in the film.[7]

Cast

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  • Sylvester Phahlane
  • Daniel Lekoape
  • Fiver Kelly
  • Richard Majola
  • Hessie Kerry
  • Timothy Zwane
  • Moffat Tlale
  • Laura Gagashane
  • Geoffrey Tsebe
  • Manhattan Stars
  • Zonk Band led by Samuel Maile[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Song and genocide: Investigating the function of Yvonne Chaka Chaka's Umqombothi in Hotel Rwanda".
  2. ^ Zonk. OCLC 868977157.
  3. ^ "Hyman Kirstein – ESAT". esat.sun.ac.za.
  4. ^ Maingard, Jacqueline (2003). "Bokkies/Moffies: Cinematic Images of Black Sexual Identity in 'Zonk!' (1950)". Journal of African Cultural Studies. 16 (1): 25–43. doi:10.1080/1369681032000169249. JSTOR 3181383. S2CID 191474513.
  5. ^ "Southern African Films and Documentaries launches on Africa Commons". 17 May 2023 – via librarytechnology.org. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. ^ "Song and genocide: Investigating the function of Yvonne Chaka Chaka's Umqombothi in Hotel Rwanda". p. 735
  7. ^ Maingard, Jacqueline (2003). "Bokkies/Moffies: Cinematic Images of Black Sexual Identity in 'Zonk!' (1950)". Journal of African Cultural Studies. 16 (1): 25–43. doi:10.1080/1369681032000169249. JSTOR 3181383. S2CID 191474513.
  8. ^ "South African Musical Film – 'African Jim' (1949) & 'Zonk' (1950)". The New York Public Library.


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