Way Down South (film)
Appearance
Way Down South | |
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Directed by | Leslie Goodwins Bernard Vorhaus |
Written by | Clarence Muse Langston Hughes |
Produced by | Sol Lesser |
Starring | Bobby Breen Alan Mowbray |
Cinematography | Charles Edgar Schoenbaum |
Edited by | Arthur Hilton |
Music by | Victor Young (uncredited) |
Production company | Sol Lesser Productions |
Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 61 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Way Down South is a 1939 American musical film directed by Leslie Goodwins and Bernard Vorhaus, and produced by Sol Lesser. It was written by Clarence Muse, who also acted in the film, and Langston Hughes. Victor Young was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Music, Scoring.[1]
Plot
[edit]In antebellum Louisiana in 1854, young orphan Timothy Reid Jr. inherits a plantation and its slaves. However, lawyer Martin Dill is made the executor of the estate. Dill plots to sell the slaves and flee to Paris with the proceeds. Timothy is befriended by Jacques Bouton, who persuades Judge Louis Ravenal to look into the matter and save the day.
Cast
[edit]- Bobby Breen as Timothy Reid Jr.
- Alan Mowbray as Jacques Bouton
- Ralph Morgan as Timothy Reid Sr.
- Steffi Duna as Pauline Dubini
- Clarence Muse as Uncle Caton
- Sally Blane as Claire Bouton
- Edwin Maxwell as Martin Dill
- Charles Middleton as Cass
- Robert Greig as Judge Louis Ravenal
- Lillian Yarbo as Janie
- Matthew Beard as Gumbo
- Hall Johnson Choir as Musical Ensemble
- Willie Best as Chimney Sweep (uncredited)
- Blue Washington as Slave (uncredited)
References
[edit]- ^ "Victor Young". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
External links
[edit]- Way Down South at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- Way Down South at IMDb
- Way Down South at the TCM Movie Database
- ‹The template AllMovie title is being considered for deletion.› Way Down South at AllMovie
Categories:
- 1939 films
- 1930s crime films
- American crime films
- American historical musical films
- American black-and-white films
- Films about orphans
- Works by Langston Hughes
- 1930s historical musical films
- Films produced by Sol Lesser
- Films scored by Victor Young
- Films set in the 1850s
- Films set in Louisiana
- 1930s English-language films
- Films directed by Bernard Vorhaus
- Films directed by Leslie Goodwins
- 1930s American films
- English-language crime films
- English-language historical musical films
- Musical film stubs