Way Down South

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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  • Release Date: 1939-07-21
  • Runtime: 1h 1min
  • Directors: Bernard Vorhaus, Leslie Goodwins.

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  • Cast

    • 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

    • Willie Best

      Chimney Sweep

    • Stanley Blystone

      Slave Auctioneer

    • Mildred Boyd

      Dancing Slave

    • Don Brodie

      Slave Buyer

    • Jack Carr

      Luke

    • Ed Cassidy

      Slave Trader

    • Jack Clisby

      Servant

    • Charles Dixon

      Drummer

    • Ruby Elzy

      Singer in Hall Johnson Choir

    • Louise Franklin

      Dancing Slave

    • Lillian Randolph

      Slave

    • Blue Washington

      Slave

    • Marguerite Whitten

      Lulu

    • Freddie Jackson

      Servant

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