WAY DOWN SOUTH.

Timothy Reid Jr. (Breen) inherits a plantation and its well-cared-for slaves. However, lawyer Martin Dill (Maxwell) is made the executor for the minor. Dill plots to sell off the slaves and flee to Paris with the proceeds. He is befriended by Jacques Bouton (Mowbray), who persuades Judge Louis Ravenal to look into the matter and save the day.

Credits

Cast
Bobby Breen, Alan Mowbray, Steffi Duna
Complete catalog record
WAY DOWN SOUTH. Presented by RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. 1939. 63 min. sd. Credits: Producer, Sol Lesser; director, Bernard Vorhaus; original story and screenplay, Clarence Muse, Langston Hughes; film editor, Arthur Hilton; music director, Victor Young. Bobby Breen Productions, Inc.; 21Jul39; LP9176.

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Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, genre, description, credits, catalog record
  2. Wikidata · Q7975772 ↗ — length, color, country