Mississippi Backdrop Blur
Mississippi Poster

Mississippi

"SAIL AWAY ON A CRUISE OF MERRIMENT & MELODY"

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.

Top Cast

  • Bing Crosby

    Bing Crosby

    Tom Grayson

  • W.C. Fields

    W.C. Fields

    Commodore Jackson

  • Joan Bennett

    Joan Bennett

    Lucy

  • Queenie Smith

    Queenie Smith

    Alabam

  • Gail Patrick

    Gail Patrick

    Elvira

  • Claude Gillingwater

    Claude Gillingwater

    General Rumford

  • John Miljan

    John Miljan

    Major Patterson

  • Jan Duggan

    Jan Duggan

    Thrilled Passenger in Pilot House

  • Fred Kohler

    Fred Kohler

    Captain Blackie

Overview

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.

Rating

6.8 / 10
8 Reviews
0 Popular

1 Reviews

  • talisencrw
    talisencrw
    8 Jun 25, 2016

    I sold this film to myself as simply a musical with W.C. Fields and Joan Bennett in it, and it worked for me in that regard. Worth a watch if you're intrigued by bizarrely-plotted musical comedies from the 30's.

Recommendations

Summer Magic

Mother Carey, a Bostonian widow, and her three children move to Maine. Postmaster Osh Popham helps them move into a run-down old house and fixes it up for them. It's not entirely uninhabited, though; the owner, Mr. Hamilton, is a mysterious character away in Europe, but Osh assures them he won't mind their living there, since he won't be coming home for a long time yet. The children and a cousin who comes to live with them have various adventures before an unexpected visitor shows up

Summer Magic

6.7 1963