Way Down South
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Way Down South is a 1939 musical film co-written by Clarence Muse that portrays African American life in the antebellum South and is noted for challenging some racial stereotypes of its time.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Way Down South canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| castMember |
Alan Mowbray
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bobby Breen NERFINISHED ⓘ Clarence Muse NERFINISHED ⓘ Eugene Pallette NERFINISHED ⓘ Ralph Morgan NERFINISHED ⓘ Sally Blane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematography | Jack MacKenzie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coWriter |
Clarence Muse
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Langston Hughes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts | slavery in the United States ⓘ |
| director |
Bernard Vorhaus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leslie Goodwins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
musical film ⓘ race film ⓘ |
| hasColor | black-and-white ⓘ |
| hasCreativeRoleOfClarenceMuse |
actor
ⓘ
co-writer ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
plantation life
ⓘ
race relations in the United States ⓘ |
| mainSubject | African American life in the antebellum South ⓘ |
| medium | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Victor Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | challenging some racial stereotypes of its time ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | American pre-Civil Rights era cinema ⓘ |
| portrays | African American characters with more complexity than typical Hollywood stereotypes of the era ⓘ |
| producer | Sol Lesser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Sol Lesser Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1939 ⓘ |
| releaseFormat | theatrical film ⓘ |
| runningTime | 61 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Clarence Muse
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Langston Hughes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | antebellum South ⓘ |
| yearOfRelease | 1939 ⓘ |
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