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Mississippi (1935)

6.7 | Mar 22, 1935 (US) | Music, Comedy | 01:13
based on novel or book mississippi river musical pacifist riverboat showboat brawl 19th century

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.

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Bing Crosby
Tom Grayson
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W.C. Fields
Commodore Jackson
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Joan Bennett
Lucy
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Queenie Smith
Alabam
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Gail Patrick
Elvira
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Claude Gillingwater
General Rumford
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John Miljan
Major Patterson
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Jan Duggan
Thrilled Passenger in Pilot House
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Fred Kohler
Captain Blackie
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Edward Pawley
Joe Patterson

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Reviews

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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.