Way Down South (film)
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Way Down South is a 1939 film by Clarence Muse
, who also acts in the film, and Langston Hughes
. It was directed by Bernard Vorhaus
and produced by Sol Lesser. The story deals with slavery on a plantation in pre-Civil War Louisiana.
Clarence Muse
Clarence Muse was an actor, screenwriter, director, composer, and lawyer. He was inducted in the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame in 1973. Muse was the first African American to "star" in a film. He acted for more than sixty years, and appeared in more than 150 movies.-Life and career:Born in...
, who also acts in the film, and Langston Hughes
Langston Hughes
James Mercer Langston Hughes was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist. He was one of the earliest innovators of the then-new literary art form jazz poetry. Hughes is best known for his work during the Harlem Renaissance...
. It was directed by Bernard Vorhaus
Bernard Vorhaus
Bernard Vorhaus was an American film director born in New York City.The Harvard University graduate, in addition to directing thirty-two films, was also the mentor to future film director David Lean, some of whose work as a film editor early in his career was on Vorhaus pictures...
and produced by Sol Lesser. The story deals with slavery on a plantation in pre-Civil War Louisiana.