Summary
Mississippi is an American film comedy first released in 1935,
directed by Wesley Ruggles and A. Edward Sutherland.
The film stars Bing Crosby, W.C. Fields, Joan Bennett, Gail Patrick and Queenie Smith.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Wesley Ruggles, A. Edward Sutherland
- Script: Claude Binyon, Jack Cunningham, Herbert Fields, Francis Martin, Dore Schary, Booth Tarkington
- Photo: Charles Lang, Karl Struss
- Cast: Bing Crosby (Tom Grayson), W.C. Fields (Commodore Jackson), Joan Bennett (Lucy Rumford), Gail Patrick (Elvira Rumford), Queenie Smith (Alabam’), Claude Gillingwater (Gen. Rumford), John Miljan (Maj. Hilary Patterson), Fred Kohler (Capt. Blackie), Edward Pawley (Joe Patterson), Theresa Maxwell Conover (Miss Markham), Paul Hurst (Hefty), John Larkin (Rumbo), Libby Taylor (Lavinia), The Cabin Kids (The Inki Kids – Musical Ensemble), Stanley Andrews (Gambler with 4 Aces), King Baggot (Gambler), Roy Bailey (Pianist), Matthew Betz (Man at bar), Mary Ellen Brown (Schoolgirl Party guest), James Burke (Skeptical Passenger in pilot house), Jack Carlyle (Referee), Helene Chadwick (Extra at opening), Jean Clarenden (Bit part), Harry Cody (Abner (bartender)), Bruce Covington (Colonel), Jules Cowles (Bartender), Dan Crimmins (Bit part), May Dean (Bit part), Jan Duggan (Passenger on boat), Clarence Geldart (Hotel manager), William Howard Gould (Bit part), Mahlon Hamilton (Gambler), Bill Harwood (Party guest), Bill Howard (Man in auditorium), Lew Kelly (Man at bar), Charles King (Desk clerk), Bert Lindley (Leadsman), George Lloyd (Gambler), Francis McDonald (Gambler with 4 Aces), J.P. McGowan (Dealer), Robert McKenzie (Show patron), Arthur Millett (Leadsman), Jack Mulhall (Duelist), Harry Myers (Stage manager), Dennis O’Keefe (Party Guest), Victor Potel (Guest), Al Richmond (Gambler), Warner Richmond (Man at bar who pulls a gun), Warren Rogers (Bit part), Jean Rouverol (Lucy’s schoolgirl friend), Dick Scott (Second), Ann Sheridan (Schoolgirl), C.L. Sherwood (Relay Man), Oscar Smith (Valet), Mildred Stone (Schoolgirl Party guest), Jerome Storm (Extra at opening), Eddie Sturgis (Gambler), Forrest Taylor (Man at bar who orders sarsaparilla), Fred ’Snowflake’ Toones (Leadsman), Mabel Van Buren (Party guest)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 80 min; B&W
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