Way Down South (1939)

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Country: USA
Genres: Crime, Music
Release: 1939-07-21
Director: Leslie Goodwins , Bernard Vorhaus
Writers: Clarence Muse , Langston Hughes
Language: English
Stars: Bobby Breen , Alan Mowbray , Ralph Morgan (I) (1883–1956) , Steffi Duna , Clarence Muse , Sally Blane , Edwin Maxwell , Charles Middleton , Robert Greig , Lillian Yarbo
Runtime: 61 min
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total
AKA: La strada del sud (Italy) , Way Down South (United States of America) , Terra Abençoada (Brazil) , Way Down South , Way Down South (Canada)
Plot: 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.
IMDB:tt0032114