Mississippi

Mississippi

Director: Edward Sutherland, A. Edward Sutherland Cast: Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby
, Gail Patrick
Gail Patrick
, W.C. Fields
W.C. Fields
Edward Sutherland
Mississippi

Mississippi

Director: Edward Sutherland, A. Edward Sutherland Cast: Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby
, Gail Patrick
Gail Patrick
, W.C. Fields
W.C. Fields
Edward Sutherland

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Overview

In this comedy with musical numbers set in the Old South, Bing Crosby plays a singer (talk about a casting stretch!) from Philadelphia named Tom Grayson, who has fallen in love with Southern heiress Elvira Rumford (Gail Patrick). Tom wants to marry Elvira, but a man called Major Patterson (John Miljan) has announced his desire to do the same, and he challenges Tom to a duel to decide who will have Elvira's hand. Tom is not at all agreeable to this idea, which leads Elvira's father (Claude Gillingwater) to proclaim Tom to be a coward and deny him permission to wed his daughter. Elvira's sister Lucy (Joan Bennett), who is infatuated with Tom, thinks that he's merely being sensible, but Tom thinks that Lucy is too young for a serious relationship. In need of work and not especially welcome in the Rumford's community, Tom takes a job performing on a riverboat piloted by the blustery Commodore Orlando Jackson (W.C. Fields). One night, Tom finds himself in a barroom brawl with a man named Captain Blackie (Fred Kohler), who dies accidentally from a shot fired by his own gun. Hoping that his infamy will draw crowds, Jackson begins billing Tom as "The Singing Killer." Tom comes to realize that Lucy may be the right woman for him after all, but Lucy is not interested in a man with blood on his hands, and now Tom must convince her that he's not a killer at all. Noted gambling aficionado Fields has a hilarious poker-playing bit, and he steals most of his scenes from the rest of the cast. Mississippi was loosely based on the play "Magnolia" by Booth Tarkington.

Product Details

Release Date: 10/07/2014
UPC: 0025192181016
Original Release: 1935
Source: ALLIED VAUGHN
Language: English
Time: 1:14:00
Sales rank: 41,578

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Bing Crosby Tom Grayson
Gail Patrick Elvira
W.C. Fields Commodore Jackson
Joan Bennett Lucy
Queenie Smith Alabam,Valet
Claude Gillingwater Gen. Rumford
John Miljan Maj. Patterson
Edward Pawley Joe Patterson
Fred Kohler Capt. Blackie
John Larkin Rumbo
Libby Taylor Lavinia Washington,Man at Bar Who Orders Sarsaparilla
Harry Myers Joe, Stage Manager
Paul Hurst Hefty
Theresa Maxwell Conover Miss Markham
Al Richmond Gambler,Man at Bar Who Pulls a Gun,Man at Bar Who Pulls a Gun
Francis McDonald Gambler
Stanley Andrews Gambler
Eddie Sturgis Gambler
George Lloyd Gambler
Bruce Covington Colonel
Jules Cowles Bartender
Harry Cody Abner, Bartender
Lew Kelly Man at Bar
Matthew Betz Man at Bar
Jack Mulhall Duelist
Victor Potel Guest
Bill Howard Man in Auditorium
Jack Carlyle Referee
Richard Scott Second
Jan Duggan Passenger on Boat
James Burke Passenger in Pilot House
Helene Chadwick Extras at Opening
Jerome Storm Extras at Opening
Molasses Himself
January Himself
King Baggot 1st Gambler
Mahlon Hamilton 2nd Gambler
Jean Rouverol Friend of Lucy
Mildred Stone Party Guest
Mary Ellen Brown Party Guest
Mabel Van Buren Party Guest
Bill Harwood Party Guest
J.P. McGowan Dealer
Clarence Geldert Hotel Proprietor
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones Valet
Bob McKenzie Show Patron
Ann Sheridan Extra at Engagement Party
Dennis O'Keefe Party Guest
Arthur Millett Leadsman
C.L. Sherwood Relay Man
Bert Lindley Leadsman
Roy Bailey Pianist
Warren Rogers Minor Role
Jean Clarendon Minor Role
Dan Crimmins Minor Role
William Gould Minor Role
Charles King Desk Clerk

Technical Credits
Arthur Hornblow Jr. Producer
A. Edward Sutherland Director
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