Deep South (film)
| Movie | |
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| Original title | Deep South |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1937 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Leslie Goodwins |
| production |
Bert Gilroy for RKO Radio Pictures |
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Deep South is an American short film directed by Leslie Goodwins . The musical film, in which the Hall Johnson Choir sings nine songs, was released in theaters in January 1937.
action
The slaves Zeke and Ca'line work as cotton pickers on a plantation. They want to get married, but the other slaves on the plantation are saddened because, due to their work, they cannot, as is tradition, build a house for the couple. The plantation owner has an understanding and releases the cotton pickers from work.
The wedding is being prepared and the house is being built in addition to a communal meal and the wedding in the evening. At the end you see the newlywed couple in front of their new house while the other slaves sing the song My Old Kentucky Home .
Awards
Deep South was nominated in 1938 for an Oscar in the category " Best Short Film (two film roles) ", but could not prevail against Torture Money .
Web links
- Deep South in the Internet Movie Database (English)