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Go Down, Death! is a 1944 race film directed by and starring Spencer Williams. The film’s title derives from a poem by the African-American writer James Weldon Johnson.
Original Release
01/01/1944
US Release
01/01/1944
Cast
Name | Character |
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Myra D. Hemmings | Caroline "Mama Carrie" Bottoms |
Samuel H. James | Jasper the Preacher / Jasper - The Preacher |
Eddye L. Houston | |
Amos Droughan | |
Walter McMillion | |
Irene Campbell | |
Charlie Washington | |
Helen Butler | |
Dolly Jones | |
Jimmie Green |
Directors
Writers
Spencer Williams, Sam Elljay, Jean Roddy, James Weldon Johnson
Cast
Name | Character |
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Myra D. Hemmings | Caroline "Mama Carrie" Bottoms |
Samuel H. James | Jasper the Preacher / Jasper - The Preacher |
Eddye L. Houston | |
Amos Droughan | |
Walter McMillion | |
Irene Campbell | |
Charlie Washington | |
Helen Butler | |
Dolly Jones | |
Jimmie Green | |
The Heavenly Choir | |
Jimmie Green's Orchestra | |
Spencer Williams | Big Jim Bottoms |