Dixie

Story

Synopsis

A young songwriter leaves his Kentucky home to try to make it in New Orleans. Eventually he winds up in New York, where he sells his songs to a music publisher, but refuses to sell his most treasured composition: "Dixie." The film is based on the life of Daniel Decatur Emmett, who wrote the classic song "Dixie."

Director

A. Edward Sutherland

Writers

Karl Tunberg, Claude Binyon, William Rankin

Language

English

Country

United States of America

Release date

23 June 1943

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Bing Crosby

  Daniel Decatur Emmett

• 

  Dorothy Lamour

  Millie Cook

• 

  Marjorie Reynolds

  Jean Mason

• 

  Billy De Wolfe

  Mr. Bones

• 

  Lynne Overman

  Mr. Whitlock

• 

  Eddie Foy Jr.

  Mr. Felham

• 

  Raymond Walburn

  Mr. Cook

• 

  Grant Mitchell

  Mr. Mason

• Tom Herbert

  Homer

• 

  Olin Howland

  Mr. Deveraux

• 

  Robert Warwick

  Mr. LaPlant

• 

  Fortunio Bonanova

  Waiter