One of Spencer Williams' worst films.
Go Down, Death! (1941)
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Runtime: 60 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: A tragic folk drama about a preacher named Sister Caroline (Myra D. Hemmings) who dies a martyr after being wrongly accused of immortality. Directed by veteran producer of all-black cast films of... A tragic folk drama about a preacher named Sister Caroline (Myra D. Hemmings) who dies a martyr after being wrongly accused of immortality. Directed by veteran producer of all-black cast films of the '30s and '40s, Spencer Williams. Based on a screenplay by Sam Elljay inspired by a poem by James Weldon Johnson. [More]
Starring: Myra Hemmings, Spencer Williams, Samuel H. James, Eddye L. Houston
Starring: Myra Hemmings, Spencer Williams, Samuel H. James, Eddye L. Houston, Ames Droughan, Walter McMillon
Director: Spencer Williams
Director: Spencer Williams
Producer: Spencer Williams
Story: James Weldon Johnson
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Reviews for Go Down, Death!
Worth seeing for historical reasons and because Spencer Williams is a great artistic director who never got his just due in a race conscious America.
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