Hearts in Dixie (1929)
The Soul of Dixieland Talking and Singing from the Motion Picture Screen!
Nappus sends his grandson north for schooling to shelter him from their community.
- Date of release
- 1929-01-02
- TMDB
- 5.0 / 10 (3)
- Runtime
- 1h 11m
- Genres
- Music, Drama
- Director
- Paul Sloane
Casting
- Stepin Fetchit — Gummy
- Clarence Muse — Nappus
- Eugene Jackson — Chinquapin
- Dorothy Morrison — Melia
- A.C.H. Billbrew — Hoodoo Woman
- Richard Brooks — True Love
- Richard Carlyle — White Doctor
- Gertrude Howard — Emmy
- Clifford Ingram — Rammey
- Bernice Pilot — Chloe
- Vivian Smith — Violet
- Mildred Washington — Trailia
Interesting facts
Hearts in Dixie is a 1929 American pre-Code musical drama film starring Stepin Fetchit, was one of the first (all-talking) sound films, big-studio productions to boast a predominantly African-American cast. This film celebrates African-American music and dance. It was released by Fox Film Corporation just months before the release of Hallelujah!, another all-black musical released by competitor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The director of Hearts in Dixie was Paul Sloane. Walter Weems wrote the screenplay, and William Fox was producer.
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