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.
Way Down South has generally received mixed reviews.
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Way Down South was released in 1939 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 3 reviews, giving Way Down South (1939) an average rating of 59%.
Overall, film critics prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 70%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a lower average score of 50%. Professional critics were more impressed with Way Down South than amateur reviewers were.
With a score of 59%, Way Down South is roughly the same as the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1939, which stands at 61%.
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