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Mississippi

Mississippi

SAIL AWAY ON A CRUISE OF MERRIMENT & MELODY

6.7 / 1019351h 13m

Synopsis

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.

Genre: Music, Comedy

Status: Released

Director: A. Edward Sutherland

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Main Cast

Bing Crosby

Bing Crosby

Tom Grayson

W.C. Fields

W.C. Fields

Commodore Jackson

Joan Bennett

Joan Bennett

Lucy

Queenie Smith

Queenie Smith

Alabam

Gail Patrick

Gail Patrick

Elvira

Claude Gillingwater

Claude Gillingwater

General Rumford

John Miljan

John Miljan

Major Patterson

Jan Duggan

Jan Duggan

Thrilled Passenger in Pilot House

Fred Kohler

Fred Kohler

Captain Blackie

Edward Pawley

Edward Pawley

Joe Patterson

User Reviews

talisencrw

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.