Mississippi

SAIL AWAY ON A CRUISE OF MERRIMENT & MELODY

Duration: 73 min
Release date: 1935-03-22
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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.

Music Comedy

Mississippi

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Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby
as Tom Grayson
W.C. Fields
W.C. Fields
as Commodore Jackson
Joan Bennett
Joan Bennett
as Lucy
Queenie Smith
Queenie Smith
as Alabam
Gail Patrick
Gail Patrick
as Elvira
Claude Gillingwater
Claude Gillingwater
as General Rumford
John Miljan
John Miljan
as Major Patterson
Jan Duggan
Jan Duggan
as Thrilled Passenger in Pilot House
Fred Kohler
Fred Kohler
as Captain Blackie
Edward Pawley
Edward Pawley
as Joe Patterson
Paul Hurst
Paul Hurst
as Hefty
Theresa Maxwell Conover
Theresa Maxwell Conover
as Miss Markham
John Larkin
John Larkin
as Rumbo
Libby Taylor
Libby Taylor
as Lavinia
Stanley Andrews
Stanley Andrews
as Gambler (uncredited)
King Baggot
King Baggot
as Gambler (uncredited)
Roy Bailey
Roy Bailey
as Pianist (uncredited)
Matthew Betz
Matthew Betz
as Man at Bar (uncredited)
William A. Boardway
William A. Boardway
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Mary Ellen Brown
Mary Ellen Brown
as Schoolgirl (uncredited)
James Burke
James Burke
as Skeptical Passenger in Pilot House (uncredited)
Jack Carlyle
Jack Carlyle
as Referee (uncredited)
Helene Chadwick
Helene Chadwick
as Atendee at Opening (uncredited)
Harry Cody
Harry Cody
as Abner, the Bartender (uncredited)
Bruce Covington
Bruce Covington
as Colonel (uncredited)
Jules Cowles
Jules Cowles
as Bartender (uncredited)
George Ford
George Ford
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Clarence Geldart
Clarence Geldart
as Hotel Proprietor (uncredited)
Mahlon Hamilton
Mahlon Hamilton
as Gambler (uncredited)
Bill Harwood
Bill Harwood
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Bill Howard
Bill Howard
as Man in Auditorium (uncredited)
Lew Kelly
Lew Kelly
as Man at Bar (uncredited)
Charles King
Charles King
as Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Carl M. Leviness
Carl M. Leviness
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Bert Lindley
Bert Lindley
as Leadsman (uncredited)
George Lloyd
George Lloyd
as Gambler (uncredited)
Francis McDonald
Francis McDonald
as Gambler (uncredited)
Jack Mulhall
Jack Mulhall
as Duelist (uncredited)
J.P. McGowan
J.P. McGowan
as Dealer (uncredited)
Robert McKenzie
Robert McKenzie
as Show Patron (uncredited)
Arthur Millett
Arthur Millett
as Leadsman (uncredited)
Harry Myers
Harry Myers
as Stage Manager (uncredited)
Dennis O'Keefe
Dennis O'Keefe
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Victor Potel
Victor Potel
as Guest (uncredited)
Albert Richman
Albert Richman
as Gambler (uncredited)
Warner Richmond
Warner Richmond
as Man in Bar Who Pulls Gun (uncredited)
Jean Rouverol
Jean Rouverol
as Lucy’s School Friend (uncredited)
Dick Scott
Dick Scott
as Second (uncredited)
Ann Sheridan
Ann Sheridan
as Schoolgirl (uncredited)
C.L. Sherwood
C.L. Sherwood
as Relay Man (uncredited)
Oscar Smith
Oscar Smith
as Valet (uncredited)
Mildred Stone
Mildred Stone
as Schoolgirl (uncredited)
Jerome Storm
Jerome Storm
as Atendee at Opening (uncredited)
Eddie Sturgis
Eddie Sturgis
as Gambler (uncredited)
Forrest Taylor
Forrest Taylor
as Man at Bar Who Orders Sarsaparilla (uncredited)
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
Fred 'Snowflake' Toones
as Leadsman (uncredited)
Mabel Van Buren
Mabel Van Buren
as Woman in Auditorium (uncredited)
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