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Way Down South

1939-07-21 | Crime / Music
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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.

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Bobby Breen Timothy Reed Jr.
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Alan Mowbray Jacques Bouton
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Ralph Morgan Timothy Reed Sr.
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Steffi Duna Pauline Dubini
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Clarence Muse Uncle Caton
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Sally Blane Claire Bouton
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This 1939 movie plot was written by Langston Hughes. The screenplay was written by Clarence Muse and Langston Hughes.

This 1939 movie plot was written by Langston Hughes. The screenplay was written by Clarence Muse and Langston Hughes.

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https://www.daaracarchive.org/2018/02/way-down-south-1939.html In the pre-Civil War South, a plantation owner dies and leaves ...

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From Way down South movie, Leslie Goodwins, direc.: 1 - ''Louisiana'', Clarence Muse; 2-''Sometimes I feel like a Motherless ...

From Way down South movie, Leslie Goodwins, direc.: 1 - ''Louisiana'', Clarence Muse; 2-''Sometimes I feel like a Motherless ...

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The callous rich, portrayed by Lennox, think only of their own pleasure. Anna is but a poor country girl whom Lennox tricks into a ...

The callous rich, portrayed by Lennox, think only of their own pleasure. Anna is but a poor country girl whom Lennox tricks into a ...

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Singing Cowboy Gene Autry sings his hit song "South of the Border" from his movie "South of the Border" from Republic Pictures ...

Singing Cowboy Gene Autry sings his hit song "South of the Border" from his movie "South of the Border" from Republic Pictures ...

Gene Autry
Way Down South is a 1939 American musical film directed by Leslie Goodwins and Bernard Vorhaus, and produced by Sol ...

Way Down South is a 1939 American musical film directed by Leslie Goodwins and Bernard Vorhaus, and produced by Sol ...

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Part 2 Coming Soon! Oh, and I don't own this movie, it is owned AND distributed by 20th Century Fox.

Part 2 Coming Soon! Oh, and I don't own this movie, it is owned AND distributed by 20th Century Fox.

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The Gene Autry Centennial Song Reel (2007) was created for the Autry National Center's 2007 Gala celebrating Gene Autry's ...

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The master sleuth hunts his archenemy, Professor Moriarty, who is planning the crime of the century.

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Between swing and blues musical numbers, the story of comedian Lem Anderson, whose long-awaited chance to act dramatically ...

Between swing and blues musical numbers, the story of comedian Lem Anderson, whose long-awaited chance to act dramatically ...

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Thanks to Flora for the film/recording. Cheers! check out her shit, she's great https://www.youtube.com/user/Flo0raM.

Thanks to Flora for the film/recording. Cheers! check out her shit, she's great https://www.youtube.com/user/Flo0raM.

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Anita Bryant guest stars in this musical tribute to the South. Included: "Yellow Rose of Texas," with Guy Hovis and Ralna English; ...

Anita Bryant guest stars in this musical tribute to the South. Included: "Yellow Rose of Texas," with Guy Hovis and Ralna English; ...

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This 1939 movie plot was written by Langston Hughes. The screenplay was written by Clarence Muse and Langston Hughes.

This 1939 movie plot was written by Langston Hughes. The screenplay was written by Clarence Muse and Langston Hughes.

Black By Popular Demand TV
https://www.daaracarchive.org/2018/02/way-down-south-1939.html In the pre-Civil War South, a plantation owner dies and leaves ...

https://www.daaracarchive.org/2018/02/way-down-south-1939.html In the pre-Civil War South, a plantation owner dies and leaves ...

Department of Afro-American Research Arts Culture
From Way down South movie, Leslie Goodwins, direc.: 1 - ''Louisiana'', Clarence Muse; 2-''Sometimes I feel like a Motherless ...

From Way down South movie, Leslie Goodwins, direc.: 1 - ''Louisiana'', Clarence Muse; 2-''Sometimes I feel like a Motherless ...

treblechoir99
The callous rich, portrayed by Lennox, think only of their own pleasure. Anna is but a poor country girl whom Lennox tricks into a ...

The callous rich, portrayed by Lennox, think only of their own pleasure. Anna is but a poor country girl whom Lennox tricks into a ...

oldtimecoolness
A family living on a farm in Maine takes in a young woman to stay with them, not knowing that the woman is not quite what she ...

A family living on a farm in Maine takes in a young woman to stay with them, not knowing that the woman is not quite what she ...

Director's Club Cinema
Singing Cowboy Gene Autry sings his hit song "South of the Border" from his movie "South of the Border" from Republic Pictures ...

Singing Cowboy Gene Autry sings his hit song "South of the Border" from his movie "South of the Border" from Republic Pictures ...

Gene Autry
Way Down South is a 1939 American musical film directed by Leslie Goodwins and Bernard Vorhaus, and produced by Sol ...

Way Down South is a 1939 American musical film directed by Leslie Goodwins and Bernard Vorhaus, and produced by Sol ...

reelblack
Part 2 Coming Soon! Oh, and I don't own this movie, it is owned AND distributed by 20th Century Fox.

Part 2 Coming Soon! Oh, and I don't own this movie, it is owned AND distributed by 20th Century Fox.

Mine Craft
One of "The Singing Cowboy"'s finest numbers, from the Republic picture "Down Mexico Way". Written by Jimmy Kennedy and ...

One of "The Singing Cowboy"'s finest numbers, from the Republic picture "Down Mexico Way". Written by Jimmy Kennedy and ...

RReady555
When a young boy is tragically abandoned on the docks of San Francisco, he is found and taken in by a kindly fisherman.

When a young boy is tragically abandoned on the docks of San Francisco, he is found and taken in by a kindly fisherman.

BoySopranolover2
The Gene Autry Centennial Song Reel (2007) was created for the Autry National Center's 2007 Gala celebrating Gene Autry's ...

The Gene Autry Centennial Song Reel (2007) was created for the Autry National Center's 2007 Gala celebrating Gene Autry's ...

Gene Autry
Middle of the 1930th years. The demobilized tankman from the Far East Klim Yarko comes back to the Ukrainian collective farm ...

Middle of the 1930th years. The demobilized tankman from the Far East Klim Yarko comes back to the Ukrainian collective farm ...

All soviet movies on RVISION
PizzaFLIX FREE FULL MOVIE Stars: Irene Dunne, Charles Boyer Director: Leo McCarey In this classic love story, a French ...

PizzaFLIX FREE FULL MOVIE Stars: Irene Dunne, Charles Boyer Director: Leo McCarey In this classic love story, a French ...

PizzaFlix
familyfilms #familymovies #gulliverstravels #childrensmovies #childrensfilms #animatedfilms #animatedmovies ...

familyfilms #familymovies #gulliverstravels #childrensmovies #childrensfilms #animatedfilms #animatedmovies ...

Questar Entertainment
Ingrid Bergman as Anita Hoffman Leslie Howard as Holger Brandt Music by Heinz Provost , Toscha Seidel Violin Storyline A ...

Ingrid Bergman as Anita Hoffman Leslie Howard as Holger Brandt Music by Heinz Provost , Toscha Seidel Violin Storyline A ...

lipot auer
The master sleuth hunts his archenemy, Professor Moriarty, who is planning the crime of the century.

The master sleuth hunts his archenemy, Professor Moriarty, who is planning the crime of the century.

Black & White Films
Between swing and blues musical numbers, the story of comedian Lem Anderson, whose long-awaited chance to act dramatically ...

Between swing and blues musical numbers, the story of comedian Lem Anderson, whose long-awaited chance to act dramatically ...

The Riverbends Channel
Thanks to Flora for the film/recording. Cheers! check out her shit, she's great https://www.youtube.com/user/Flo0raM.

Thanks to Flora for the film/recording. Cheers! check out her shit, she's great https://www.youtube.com/user/Flo0raM.

Olly Taylor
Anita Bryant guest stars in this musical tribute to the South. Included: "Yellow Rose of Texas," with Guy Hovis and Ralna English; ...

Anita Bryant guest stars in this musical tribute to the South. Included: "Yellow Rose of Texas," with Guy Hovis and Ralna English; ...

Lawrence Welk LPs

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The director of Way Down South is Bernard Vorhaus.
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..
On October 04, 2024, the IMDB rating of Way Down South is 5.5/10, Rotten Tomato rating is 0/100, Metacritic rating is 0/100, TMDB rating is 5.0/10.
The release date of Way Down South is July 21, 1939.
The genre of Way Down South is Crime,Music.
The casts of Way Down South are Bobby Breen starring as Timothy Reed Jr., Alan Mowbray starring as Jacques Bouton, Ralph Morgan starring as Timothy Reed Sr., Steffi Duna starring as Pauline Dubini, Clarence Muse starring as Uncle Caton, Sally Blane starring as Claire Bouton.
The runtime of Way Down South is 61 minutes.