Hearts in Dixie (1929)

Nappus, an elderly farmer, resents the fact that his daughter Chloe is married to a lazy layabout named Gummy, who allows Chloe to do all the house and farm work he himself should be doing.... See full summary »

Director:

Paul Sloane

Writers:

Walter Weems (story), Walter Weems (scenario and dialogue)

Stars:

Stepin Fetchit, Clarence Muse, Eugene Jackson

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Stepin Fetchit	...	Gummy
Clarence Muse	...	Nappus
Eugene Jackson	...	Chinquapin
Dorothy Morrison	...	Melia
A.C.H. Billbrew	...	Hoodoo Woman
Richard Brooks	...	True Love
Richard Carlyle	...	White Doctor
Gertrude Howard	...	Emmy
Clifford Ingram	...	Rammey
Bernice Pilot	...	Chloe
Vivian Smith	...	Violet
Mildred Washington	...	Trailia
Zack Williams	...	Deacon
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
The Billbrew Chorus	...	Choir (as The A.C. Bilbrew Choir)

Storyline

Nappus, an elderly farmer, resents the fact that his daughter Chloe is married to a lazy layabout named Gummy, who allows Chloe to do all the house and farm work he himself should be doing. Chloe has to care for her two children, Trailia and Chiquapin, while managing all of Gummy's duties as well, and she is worn down by her labors. When Chloe and the child Trailia become dangerously ill, Gummy obtains the services of a voodoo doctor instead of a real medical doctor, with tragic results. Nappus decides he will somehow raise the money to send his grandson Chiquapin to medical school.

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Plot Keywords:

african american | song | worker | usa | singing | 

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Taglines:

...bringing you all the happiness and pathos of native workers so you can HEAR and SEE! (original ad)

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Genres:

Drama | Musical

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Certificate:

Passed

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film was first shown to a preview audience as a special, without announcing the title or subject, at the Mission Theatre in San Jose, California on 30 January 1929. (San Jose Evening News, 31 January 1929).

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Connections

Featured in Biography: Dorothy Dandridge: Little Girl Lost (1999)

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Soundtracks

Hearts In Dixie
Music by Howard Jackson
Lyrics by Walter Weems

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

May 1929 (USA)

Also Known As:

Trætte Jimmy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fox Film Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

71 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1