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Overview
Writers:
Clarence Muse (original story and screenplay) andLangston Hughes (original story and screenplay)
Release Date:
21 July 1939 (USA) moreTagline:
Help Yourself To Happiness! Here's A Whole Show-Full!Plot:
In the pre-Civil War South, a plantation owner dies and leaves all his possessions, including his slaves... more | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. moreUser Comments:
Enjoyed it moreCast
(Complete credited cast) | Bobby Breen | ... | Timothy Reid Jr. |
| Alan Mowbray | ... | Jacques Bouton |
| Ralph Morgan | ... | Timothy Reid Sr. |
| Steffi Duna | ... | Pauline Dubini |
| Clarence Muse | ... | Uncle Caton |
| Sally Blane | ... | Claire Bouton |
 | Edwin Maxwell | ... | Martin Dill |
| Charles Middleton | ... | Cass - Plantation Foreman |
| Robert Greig | ... | Judge Louis Ravenal |
| Lillian Yarbo | ... | Janie |
| Matthew 'Stymie' Beard | ... | Gumbo (as Stymie Beard) |
| Hall Johnson Choir | ... | Musical Ensemble |
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61 minCountry:
USALanguage:
EnglishColor:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (RCA Victor System)MOVIEmeter: 
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I liked everything about this forgotten, unpretentious, good-natured, well-made film ahead of its time regarding "the race problem". It delivers far more solid good time than many a famous films. It's a thrill to see nothing but unknown actors, all of them good. Bobby Breen is also an exceedingly confident and accomplished singer.