Way Down South (1939)
- Starring:
- Bobby Breen, Alan Mowbray, (more)
- Director(s):
- Bernard Vorhaus
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Way Down South
Way Down South ranks as among the better Bobby Breen musicals, if only because of its impressive production credits. The film is set in antebellum Louisiana, where young Tim Reid's (Breen) inheritance is highly coveted by crooked attorney Martin Dill (Edwin Maxwell). With the help of kindly Cajun innkeeper Jacques Bouton (Alan Mowbray), Tim is able to foil the villain, with time left over for a number of Southern-fried tunes. The film's attitudes towards slavery-to a man, the "darkies" are blissfully content with their lot in life-is astonishing, inasmuch as the film was cowritten by Clarence Muse (one of the more militant black performers in Hollywood) and African American poet Langston Hughes! The screenwriters were also responsible for the songs, including "Louisiana" and "Good Ground." ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 60 mins
Complete Cast of Way Down South
- Bobby Breen - Tim Reid
- Ralph Morgan - Timothy Reid
- Steffi Duna - Pauline
- Edwin Maxwell - Martin Dill
- Robert Greig - Judge Ravenal
- Jack Carr - Luke
- Matthew "Stymie" Beard - Gumbo
- Alan Mowbray - Jacques Bouton
- Clarence Muse - Uncle Caton
- Sally Blane - Claire
- Charles B. Middleton - Cass
- Lillian Yarbo - Janie
- Marguerite Whitten - Lulu
- Director(s):
- Bernard Vorhaus
- Writer(s):
- Clarence Muse
- Producer(s):
- Sol Lesser
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