Louisiana (1947)
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The life story of Jimmie Davis, from his humble beginnings as the son of a sharecropper through his career as a country songwriter/singer and onward to become the governor of Louisiana.
- Date of release
- 1947-11-15
- TMDB
- 9.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Phil Karlson
Casting
- Jimmie Davis — Jimmie Davis
- Margaret Lindsay — Alvern Adams
- John Gallaudet — Charlie Mitchell
- Freddie Stewart — Freddie Stewart
- Dottye Brown — Laura
- Ralph Reed — Jimmie Davis as a Boy
- Russell Hicks — Fred Astor
- Lee 'Lasses' White — Old Timer
- John Harmon — Steve
- Tristram Coffin — Tomlins
- Eddy Waller — Mr. Davis
- Mary Field — Mrs. Davis
Interesting facts
Louisiana is a 1947 American drama film directed by Phil Karlson and starring Jimmie Davis, Margaret Lindsay and John Gallaudet. Davis, a singer and Governor of Louisiana, came to Karlson, wanting to be in movies and Monogram Pictures agreed to finance one based on his life. Karlson says the film helped Davis get re-elected.
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