Dixie (1943)
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."
Director: A. Edward Sutherland
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Bing Crosby as Daniel Decatur Emmett |
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Dorothy Lamour as Millie Cook |
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Marjorie Reynolds as Jean Mason |
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Billy De Wolfe as Mr. Bones |
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Lynne Overman as Mr. Whitlock |
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Eddie Foy Jr. as Mr. Felham |
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Raymond Walburn as Mr. Cook |
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Grant Mitchell as Mr. Mason |
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Tom Herbert as Homer |
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Olin Howland as Mr. Deveraux |
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Robert Warwick as Mr. LaPlant |
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Fortunio Bonanova as Waiter |
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Brandon Hurst as Dignified Man in Audience |
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Willie Best as Steward (uncredited) |
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James Burke as Riverboat Captain (uncredited) |
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Ethel Clayton as Woman (uncredited) |
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Jimmy Conlin as Publisher (uncredited) |
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Tom Kennedy as Barkeeper (uncredited) |
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Paul McVey as Headwaiter (uncredited) |
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Charles R. Moore as News Vendor (uncredited) |
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Carl Switzer as Boy in Street (uncredited) |
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Norma Varden as Mrs. LaPlant (uncredited) |
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Bess Flowers as Woman in Audience (uncredited) |
| Directing | A. Edward Sutherland | Director |
| Writing | William Rankin | Story |
| Writing | Karl Tunberg | Writer |
| Writing | Darrell Ware | Writer |
| Writing | Claude Binyon | Adaptation |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fred Starns | Wardrobe Master |
| Production | Norman Lacey | Location Manager |