Mississippi

A young pacifist after refusing on principle to defend her sweetheart's honor and being banished in disgrace, joins a riverboat troupe as a singer, acquires a reputation as a crackshot after a saloon brawl in which the villain of the piece accidentally kills himself with his own gun, falls in love with his former fianceé's sister and finally bullies an apprehensive family into accepting him.

Cast

Bing Crosby

Bing Crosby

as Tom Grayson

W.C. Fields

W.C. Fields

as Commodore Jackson

Joan Bennett

Joan Bennett

as Lucy

Queenie Smith

Queenie Smith

as Alabam

Gail Patrick

Gail Patrick

as Elvira

Claude Gillingwater

Claude Gillingwater

as General Rumford

John Miljan

John Miljan

as Major Patterson

Jan Duggan

Jan Duggan

as Thrilled Passenger in Pilot House

Fred Kohler

Fred Kohler

as Captain Blackie

Edward Pawley

Edward Pawley

as Joe Patterson

Reviews

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I sold this film to myself as simply a musical with W.C. Fields and Joan Bennett in it, and it worked for me in that regard. Worth a watch if you're intrigued by bizarrely-plotted musical comedies from the 30's....

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