Movie Cosmos - Mississippi

Description:

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

As Tom Grayson

W.C. Fields

As Commodore Jackson

Joan Bennett

As Lucy

Queenie Smith

As Alabam

Gail Patrick

As Elvira

Claude Gillingwater

As General Rumford

John Miljan

As Major Patterson

Jan Duggan

As Thrilled Passenger in Pilot House

Fred Kohler

As Captain Blackie

Edward Pawley

As Joe Patterson

Paul Hurst

As Hefty

Theresa Maxwell Conover

As Miss Markham

John Larkin

As Rumbo

Libby Taylor

As Lavinia

Stanley Andrews

As Gambler (uncredited)

King Baggot

As Gambler (uncredited)

Roy Bailey

As Pianist (uncredited)

Matthew Betz

As Man at Bar (uncredited)

William A. Boardway

As Party Guest (uncredited)

Mary Ellen Brown

As Schoolgirl (uncredited)

James Burke

As Skeptical Passenger in Pilot House (uncredited)

Jack Carlyle

As Referee (uncredited)

Helene Chadwick

As Atendee at Opening (uncredited)

Harry Cody

As Abner, the Bartender (uncredited)

Bruce Covington

As Colonel (uncredited)

Jules Cowles

As Bartender (uncredited)

George Ford

As Party Guest (uncredited)

Clarence Geldart

As Hotel Proprietor (uncredited)

Mahlon Hamilton

As Gambler (uncredited)

Bill Harwood

As Party Guest (uncredited)

Bill Howard

As Man in Auditorium (uncredited)

Lew Kelly

As Man at Bar (uncredited)

Charles King

As Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Carl M. Leviness

As Party Guest (uncredited)

Bert Lindley

As Leadsman (uncredited)

George Lloyd

As Gambler (uncredited)

Francis McDonald

As Gambler (uncredited)

Jack Mulhall

As Duelist (uncredited)

J.P. McGowan

As Dealer (uncredited)

Robert McKenzie

As Show Patron (uncredited)

Arthur Millett

As Leadsman (uncredited)

Harry Myers

As Stage Manager (uncredited)

Dennis O'Keefe

As Party Guest (uncredited)

Victor Potel

As Guest (uncredited)

Albert Richman

As Gambler (uncredited)

Warner Richmond

As Man in Bar Who Pulls Gun (uncredited)

Jean Rouverol

As Lucy’s School Friend (uncredited)

Dick Scott

As Second (uncredited)

Ann Sheridan

As Schoolgirl (uncredited)

C.L. Sherwood

As Relay Man (uncredited)

Oscar Smith

As Valet (uncredited)

Mildred Stone

As Schoolgirl (uncredited)

Jerome Storm

As Atendee at Opening (uncredited)

Eddie Sturgis

As Gambler (uncredited)

Forrest Taylor

As Man at Bar Who Orders Sarsaparilla (uncredited)

Fred 'Snowflake' Toones

As Leadsman (uncredited)

Mabel Van Buren

As Woman in Auditorium (uncredited)

Top Crew >

A. Edward Sutherland

Director

Reviews:

talisencrw (8/10)

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.

2016-06-25