Way Down South

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

July 21, 1939

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Sol Lesser Productions

Cast

Ralph Morgan,Blue Washington,Freddie Jackson,Alan Mowbray,Robert Greig,Don Brodie,Bobby Breen,Charles Middleton,Lillian Yarbo,Charles Dixonand 15 more

Director

Bernard Vorhaus,Leslie Goodwins

Writer

Langston Hughes,Clarence Muse

Music

Victor Young

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0032114