Way Down South

Jul 21 1939 Passed 1h 1m
Action, Music

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.

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.

Written by

Clarence Muse, Langston Hughes

Directed by

Leslie Goodwins, Bernard Vorhaus

Cast

Bobby Breen, Alan Mowbray, Ralph Morgan

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Sol Lesser Productions

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total

Scores
# of Votes
262
Average Rating
5.4 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA