Agrega una trama en tu idiomaCrosby plays a Philadelpia Quaker engaged to a Southern belle. He becomes a social outcast when he refuses to fight a duel. Fields then hires him to perform on his riverboat, promoting him a... Leer todoCrosby plays a Philadelpia Quaker engaged to a Southern belle. He becomes a social outcast when he refuses to fight a duel. Fields then hires him to perform on his riverboat, promoting him as "Colonel Steel...the notorious Colonel Steel...the singing killer." The plot then follow... Leer todoCrosby plays a Philadelpia Quaker engaged to a Southern belle. He becomes a social outcast when he refuses to fight a duel. Fields then hires him to perform on his riverboat, promoting him as "Colonel Steel...the notorious Colonel Steel...the singing killer." The plot then follows a predictable course, but there are plenty of scenes featuring W.C. Fields.
- Dirección
- Guionistas
- Elenco
- Premios
- 2 premios ganados en total
- Captain Blackie
- (as Fred Kohler Sr.)
- Gambler with 4 Aces
- (sin créditos)
- Gambler
- (sin créditos)
- Pianist
- (sin créditos)
Opiniones destacadas
The story is set mostly on a riverboat filled with entertainers (much like in the movie "Showboat"). Fields plays the captain of the ship (though he calls himself 'The Commodore') and has a few funny interludes here and there. But the main plot involves Tom Grayson (Bing Crosby)...who is engaged with Elvira. However, when Grayson is challenged to a duel over nothing of great importance, he refuses. After all, he's a Quaker AND the matter simply didn't seem worth killing a man over anyway. Well, in antebellum Southern society where Elvira lives, a man isn't a man unless he blows another man's brains out over the least little afront and so she breaks the engagement because Grayson is supposedly a coward. This provides an opportunity for Lucy (Joan Bennett), as she secretly loves Grayson...but she's being sent off to a girls finishing school and he's headed for a job on the riverboat. In the meantime, aboard the boat, the Commodore begins telling everyone that Grayson is the notorious Colonel Steele...a singing killer!!!
While towards the end of the film Crosby doesn't act very Quaker-like, I was surprised that I enjoyed this film and it's various plots. The singing wasn't great, even if the songs were by Rodgers & Hart, but the two subplots were pretty enjoyable. It's well worth seeing...though I would have preferred all Fields and nothing else! By the way, I am pretty sure today that many would be offended by this film. It depicts a highly idealized view of the South and slavery. It also has Fields using a pejorative slur that IMDB won't even allow me to write in this review! A word that was perfectly acceptable back in 1935...but certainly not in 2020. I say watch it...but just be aware of this.
If it gets to be on television, tape it. Universal owns the rights to it and has shown not to put it on video yet. For Bing and Fields' fans, this would be a great film to own and to see on a lazy Sunday summer afternoon.
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- TriviaThe lead role was intended for Lanny Ross, but Bing Crosby was cast because he was the more popular star instead. In fact, the songs were also selected especially for Ross, even though Crosby sings them in the final cut.
- ErroresThe bullet hole in Commodore Jackson's hat changes position between shots, first near the top, then further down, then off to the side.
- Citas
Commodore Jackson: Even a dead fish can float downstream.
- ConexionesFeatured in The Fashion Side of Hollywood (1935)
- Bandas sonorasIt's Easy to Remember (And So Hard to Forget)
(1935)
Music by Richard Rodgers
Lyrics by Lorenz Hart
Played often in the score
Sung by Bing Crosby
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Detalles
- Fecha de lanzamiento
- País de origen
- Idioma
- También se conoce como
- Äventyraren från Mississippi
- Locaciones de filmación
- Productora
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- Tiempo de ejecución1 hora 13 minutos
- Color
- Relación de aspecto
- 1.37 : 1