Go Down, Death! (1944)

Description

Go Down, Death! is a 1944 race film directed by and starring Spencer Williams (actor). The film’s title derives from a poem by the African-American writer James Weldon Johnson.

Production

Go Down Death was the third in a trilogy of religious-oriented films directed by Spencer Williams, an African-American filmmaker and actor, for the production and distribution company. He previously directed The Blood of Jesus (1941) and the now-lost Brother Martin: Servant of Jesus (1942). Publicity material for the production listed the film’s original title as Go Down, Death! The Story of Jesus and the Devil.