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Way Down South is a american film of genre Musical directed by Leslie Goodwins released in USA on 21 july 1939 with Bobby Breen

Way Down South (1939)

Way Down South
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Released in USA 21 july 1939
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OriginUSA
Genres Musical,    Crime
Rating55% 2.7641352.7641352.7641352.7641352.764135

Way Down South (1939) is an 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.

Synopsis

In pre-Civil War Louisiana in 1854, young Timothy Reid Jr. (Breen) is orphaned. He inherits a plantation and its well-cared-for slaves. However, lawyer Martin Dill (Maxwell) is made the executor for the minor. Dill plots to sell off the slaves and flee to Paris with the proceeds. Timothy is befriended by Jacques Bouton (Mowbray), who persuades Judge Louis Ravenal (Greig) to look into the matter and save the day.

Actors

Bobby Breen

(Timothy Reid Jr.)Ralph Morgan

(Timothy Reed Sr.)Alan Mowbray

(Jacques Bouton)Steffi Duna

(Pauline Dubini)Clarence Muse

(Uncle Caton)
And :
Sally Blane
Charles Middleton
Edwin Maxwell
Stymie Beard
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