Way Down South (1939)
1939 · Feature film · 61 min · dir. Bernard Vorhaus
- Drama
- musical film
- Crime
Synopsis
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…
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Details
- Director
- Bernard Vorhaus
- Writer
- Langston Hughes
- Composer
- Victor Young
- Studio
- Sol Lesser Productions
- Released
- 1939-07-21
- Running time
- 61 minutes
Cast & crew
Bernard Vorhaus Director
Hall Johnson
Clarence Muse
Lillian Yarbo
Bobby Breen
Steffi Duna
Robert Greig
Alan Mowbray
Ralph Morgan
