Way Down South
1939 · 1h 1m · Passed
Crime, Music
Directed by
Leslie Goodwins
,
Bernard Vorhaus
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.
Director and cast
- Leslie Goodwins Director
- Bernard Vorhaus Director
- Bobby Breen as Timothy Reed Jr.
- Alan Mowbray as Jacques Bouton
- Ralph Morgan as Timothy Reed 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 Ravenal
- Lillian Yarbo as Janie
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