Overview
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
- Original language
- English
- Status
- Released (Jun 23, 1943)
Cast
23 people
Bing CrosbyDaniel Decatur Emmett
Dorothy LamourMillie Cook
Marjorie ReynoldsJean Mason
Billy De WolfeMr. Bones
Lynne OvermanMr. Whitlock
Eddie Foy Jr.Mr. Felham
Raymond WalburnMr. Cook
Grant MitchellMr. Mason- THTom HerbertHomer
Olin HowlandMr. Deveraux
Robert WarwickMr. LaPlant
Fortunio BonanovaWaiter
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Brandon HurstDignified Man in Audience
Willie BestSteward (uncredited)
James BurkeRiverboat Captain (uncredited)
Ethel ClaytonWoman (uncredited)
Jimmy ConlinPublisher (uncredited)
Tom KennedyBarkeeper (uncredited)
Paul McVeyHeadwaiter (uncredited)
Charles R. MooreNews Vendor (uncredited)
Carl SwitzerBoy in Street (uncredited)
Norma VardenMrs. LaPlant (uncredited)
Bess FlowersWoman in Audience (uncredited)
