South of Dixie

Nan
1h 1m
1944

A FUNNIN', FOOLIN' JUBILEE!

Overview

To save their music publishing firm from bankruptcy, Bill "Brains' Watson creates a colorful life-story about his partner, Danny Lee, representing him as a descendant of Louisiana's famous Josh Lee family and rightful poet laureate of Dixieland.

Country : United States of America
Languages : English
Released Date: 1944-06-23

Top Billed Cast

Anne Gwynne

Dixie Holister

David Bruce

Danny Lee

Jerome Cowan

Bill 'Brains' Watson

Ella Mae Morse

Barbara Ann Morgan

Joe Sawyer

Ernest Hatcher

Samuel S. Hinds

Colonel Andrew J. Morgan

Eddie Acuff

Jay Hatcher

Marie Harmon

Annabella Hatcher

Oscar O'Shea

Colonel Hatcher

Louise Beavers

Magnolia Brown / Chloe

Pierre Watkin

Dean Williamson

Bill Bivens

Bill Bivens, Announcer

Marie Blake

Ruby

Edward Keane

Mr. Platt

Mantan Moreland

The Porter

Eddie Bruce

Shoe Salesman

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