Just this evening watched a 2013 production of "Savannah", a movie about the life of Ward Allen, the incorrigible market hunter from Savannah, GA and his sidekick Christmas Moultrie. Christmas was the last child born into slavery on a particular plantation at Savannah, in 1863. Allen was born in Savannah, too, but under much different circumstances. He was educated abroad, spoke two foreign languages, but returned to the river to become a market hunter for the rest of his days. Allen and Moultrie were bosom buddies as long as Allen lived. Some good courtroom scenes of Allen defending himself against the "onerous" game laws of the day.
Beautiful scenery of duck hunting on the river at Savannah the way it was in the 1910's-1920s, and lots of scenes with double guns. Mention made of Greeners, among others. The shooting scenes are not as real as could be, blanks don't recoil, but that can be overlooked.
PG-13, very clean, you can watch it with your whole family without fear of embarrassment. Based on the lives of actual people who lived in that period. Good way to spend 1 hr. 49 minutes, IMO, Roger Ebert notwithstanding. Available on Netflix.
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