Mississippi

"SAIL AWAY ON A CRUISE OF MERRIMENT & MELODY"

Mar 22 1935 Passed 1h 13m
Comedy, Musical

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.

Plot

Crosby plays a Philadelpia Quaker engaged to a Southern belle. He becomes a social outcast when he refuses to fight a duel. Fields then hires him to perform on his riverboat, promoting him as "Colonel Steel...the notorious Colonel Steel...the singing killer." The plot then follows a predictable course, but there are plenty of scenes featuring W.C. Fields.

Written by

Francis Martin, Jack Cunningham, Herbert Fields

Directed by

A. Edward Sutherland, Wesley Ruggles

Cast

Bing Crosby, W.C. Fields, Joan Bennett

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Paramount

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
640
Average Rating
6.5 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA