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Dixie
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5.0A 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."
Released: 1943-06-2389 minDir: A. Edward SutherlandMusic, Comedy
Cast
- Bing Crosby as Daniel Decatur Emmett
- Dorothy Lamour as Millie Cook
- Marjorie Reynolds as Jean Mason
- Billy De Wolfe as Mr. Bones
- Lynne Overman as Mr. Whitlock
- Eddie Foy Jr. as Mr. Felham
Themes
- show business
- musical
- biography
- minstrel show
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 89
- FilmAffinity ID
- 867695
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- publication date
- 1943-01-01
- title
- Dixie
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Dan Emmett
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IMDb
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Bing Crosby
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The New York Times
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Paramount Pictures
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Billboard
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biographical film
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Will Rogers
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Variety
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Dorothy Lamour
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Technicolor
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Decca
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blackface
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Four Freedoms
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Tin Pan Alley
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Dixie
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1943 in film
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Bosley Crowther
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Marjorie Reynolds
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Categories
1940s biographical films1940s color films1943 American films1943 English-language films1943 films1943 musical filmsAmerican biographical filmsAmerican musical filmsBlackface minstrel shows and filmsEnglish-language biographical filmsEnglish-language musical filmsFilms directed by A. Edward SutherlandFilms set in New OrleansParamount Pictures filmsTemplate film date with 1 release date