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Way Down South (1939)
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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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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Genre:Crime, Music
Written By:Clarence Muse, Langston Hughes
In Theaters:7/21/1939
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Runtime:61 minutes
Studio:Sol Lesser Productions
Cast
Leslie Goodwins, Bernard Vorhaus
Director
Bobby Breen
Timothy Reed Jr.
Alan Mowbray
Jacques Bouton
Ralph Morgan
Timothy Reed Sr.
Steffi Duna
Pauline Dubini
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
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