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Dixie (DVD) (*)

$29.99

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
90 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1943 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
A. Edward Sutherland

Written By:
Claude Binyon
William Rankin

Actors:
Bing Crosby ..... Daniel Decatur Emmett
Dorothy Lamour ..... Millie Cook
Billy De Wolfe ..... Mr. Bones
Marjorie Reynolds ..... Jean Mason
Lynne Overman ..... Mr. Whitlock
Eddie Foy Jr. ..... Mr. Felham
Raymond Walburn ..... Mr. Cook
Grant Mitchell ..... Mr. Mason
Clara Blandick ..... Mrs. Mason
Tom Herbert ..... Homer
Olin Howland ..... Mr. Devera
Robert Warwick ..... Mr. LaPlant
Fortunio Bonanova ..... Waiter
Brandon Hurst ..... Dignified Man in Audience

Synopsis:

Musical set during the US Civil War starring Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour. The film, based on the life of Daniel Decatur Emmett, who wrote the song 'Dixie', opens with Emmett (Crosby) trying to make his way as a singer-songwriter in New Orleans. He teams up with accordion player Mr Bones (Billy de Wolfe) and the pair make their way to New York. When a music publisher begins showing an interest in Emmett's songs stardom appears to beckon, but does it do so at a price?

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.'

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 26 February, 2013.