Way Down South (film)

Way Down South
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	July 21, 1939 (1939-07-21)
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.

Plot

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

• 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)

External links

• Way Down South at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
• Way Down South at IMDb
• Way Down South at the TCM Movie Database
• Way Down South at AllMovie