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]
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 |
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Running time | 61 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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.