Mississippi (1935)

Director:

A. Edward Sutherland

Writers:

Claude Binyon (writer)
Jack Cunningham (writer)

Release Date:

22 March 1935 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Musical

Plot:

A young pacifist after refusing on principle to defend her sweetheart's honor and being banished in disgrace...

Plot Keywords:

Riverboat

Cast

Bing Crosby	...	Tom Grayson
W.C. Fields	...	Commodore Jackson
Joan Bennett	...	Lucy Rumford
Gail Patrick	...	Elvira Rumford
Queenie Smith	...	Alabam'
Claude Gillingwater	...	Gen. Rumford
John Miljan	...	Maj. Hilary Patterson
Fred Kohler	...	Capt. Blackie
Edward Pawley	...	Joe Patterson
Theresa Maxwell Conover	...	Miss Markham
Paul Hurst	...	Hefty
John Larkin	...	Rumbo
Libby Taylor	...	Lavinia
The Cabin Kids	...	The Inki Kids - Musical Ensemble

Runtime:

80 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #540)

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

The lead role was intended for 'Lanny Ross' , but Bing Crosby was cast because he was the more popular star instead. In fact, the songs were also selected especially for Lanny Ross, even though Bing Crosby sings them in the final film.

Quotes:

Gambler #1: Four aces.
Commodore Jackson: Huh?
Gambler #2: That's funny... I've got four aces.
Commodore Jackson: Oh, don't tell me.
[starting to worry]
Gambler #1: [brandishing a pistol] There's only four aces in the deck and the man that holds the first four wins.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Hoi Polloi (1935)

Soundtrack:

Down by the River

Almost perfect movie.

One of my all-time favorite films: W.C. comedy, handsome young Bing singing great Rogers and Hart music, lovely young Joan Bennett, good story line, tight construction, flat-out entertaining. Only a few 1935 racist asides from W.C. mars an otherwise perfect picture.