The read
It runs a compact 1h 1m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb5.5/10
7 audience votes
Key crew
- Leslie GoodwinsDirector
- Bernard VorhausDirector
- Clarence MuseWriter
- Langston HughesWriter
- Victor YoungOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Bobby BreenTimothy Reed Jr.
- Alan MowbrayJacques Bouton
- Ralph MorganTimothy Reed Sr.
- Steffi DunaPauline Dubini
- Clarence MuseUncle Caton
- Sally BlaneClaire Bouton
- Edwin MaxwellMartin Dill
- Charles MiddletonCass
- Robert GreigJudge Ravenal
- Lillian YarboJanie
- Matthew BeardGumbo
- Willie BestChimney Sweep
Stills
Themes
plantation