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1935 film by A. Edward Sutherland and Wesley Ruggles

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6.8

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.

Released: 1935-03-2273 minDir: A. Edward SutherlandMusic, Comedy

Cast

  • Bing Crosby as Tom Grayson
  • W.C. Fields as Commodore Jackson
  • Joan Bennett as Lucy
  • Queenie Smith as Alabam
  • Gail Patrick as Elvira
  • Claude Gillingwater as General Rumford

Themes

  • based on novel or book
  • mississippi river
  • musical
  • pacifist
  • riverboat
  • showboat
  • brawl
  • 19th century

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Ratings

IMDb

6.6/10

576 votes

Year
1935
Runtime
73 min
Genres
Comedy, Musical
Rated
Passed

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Cast member
Harry Myers
Production company
Paramount Pictures
Cinematographer
Karl Struss
Narrative location
Mississippi
Duration
73
FilmAffinity ID
789118
Image
Queenie Smith in Mississippi.jpg
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Commons category
Mississippi (1935 film)
publication date
1935-01-01
title
Mississippi
production designer
Hans Dreier
distributed by
Paramount Pictures
set in environment
ship
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