Way Down South (1939)
1h 1m
Running Time
July 21, 1939Release Date
Plot.
In the pre-Civil War South, a plantation owner dies and leaves all his possessions, including his slaves, to his young son. While the deceased treated his slaves decently, his corrupt executor abuses them unmercifully, beating them without provocation, and he is planning to sell off the father'e estate--including the slaves--at the earliest opportunity so he and his mistress can steal the money and move to France. The young boy doesn't want to sell his father's estate or break up an of the slave families, and he has to find someone to help him thwart the crooked executor's plans.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Bobby Breen
Timothy Reid Jr.
Alan Mowbray
Jacques Bouton
Ralph Morgan
Timothy Reid Sr.
Steffi Duna
Pauline
Clarence Muse
Uncle Caton
Sally Blane
Claire Bouton
Edwin Maxwell
Martin Dill
Charles Middleton
Cass
Robert Greig
Judge Ravenal
Lillian Yarbo
Janie
Matthew Beard
Gumbo
Willie Best
Chimney Sweep
Leslie Goodwins
Director
Bernard Vorhaus
Director
Stanley Blystone
Slave Auctioneer
Mildred Boyd
Dancing Slave
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Details.
Wiki.
Way Down South is a 1939 American musical film directed by Leslie Goodwins and Bernard Vorhaus, and produced by Sol Lesser. It was written by Clarence Muse, who also acted in the film, and Langston Hughes. Victor Young was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Music, Scoring.