Way Down South | |
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Directed by | Leslie Goodwins Bernard Vorhaus |
Written by | Clarence Muse Langston Hughes |
Produced by | Sol Lesser |
Starring | Bobby Breen Alan Mowbray |
Cinematography | Charles Edgar Schoenbaum |
Edited by | Arthur Hilton |
Music by | Victor Young (uncredited) |
Production company | Sol Lesser Productions |
Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 61 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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