Way Down South

The Oscar-nominated musical, Way Down South is one of the first films produced and written by African Americans in the Golden Age of Hollywood. Written by legendary African American poet Langston Hughes, is the014381146028 story of Tim Reid (child star Bobby Breen), an orphan living in pre-Civil War Louisiana trying to get his family's plantation back from a group of treacherous trustees. With the help of wise Uncle Caton (Clarence Muse, Porgy and Bess) and his family, all slaves from the family plantation, Tim learns a lesson about equality among all men, regardless of race and creed, in this beautiful and historically significant musical.

Released in 1939, WAY DOWN SOUTH stars Bobby Breen as Tim Reid, an orphan who aids his family's efforts in recovering their plantation from the clutches of its duplicitous trustees. Written by Langston Hughes and Clarence Muse, WAY DOWN SOUTH was notable for its casting of African-American actors in central roles, and for tackling racial issues in the South.