Dixie (1943)
IT'S BING'S BEST!
A young songwriter leaves his Kentucky home to try to make it in New Orleans. Eventually he winds up in New York, where he sells his songs to a music publisher, but refuses to sell his most treasured composition: "Dixie." The film is based on the life of Daniel Decatur Emmett, who wrote the classic song "Dixie."
- Date of release
- 1943-06-23
- TMDB
- 5.0 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Genres
- Music, Comedy
- Director
- A. Edward Sutherland
Casting
- Bing Crosby — Daniel Decatur Emmett
- Dorothy Lamour — Millie Cook
- Marjorie Reynolds — Jean Mason
- Billy De Wolfe — Mr. Bones
- Lynne Overman — Mr. Whitlock
- Eddie Foy Jr. — Mr. Felham
- Raymond Walburn — Mr. Cook
- Grant Mitchell — Mr. Mason
- Tom Herbert — Homer
- Olin Howland — Mr. Deveraux
- Robert Warwick — Mr. LaPlant
- Fortunio Bonanova — Waiter
Interesting facts
Dixie is a 1943 American biographical film of composer and songwriter Daniel Decatur Emmett directed by A. Edward Sutherland and starring Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour. Filmed in Technicolor, Dixie was a box-office hit, and introduced one of Crosby's most popular songs, "Sunday, Monday, or Always". Critical reception to the film was mixed, however.
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