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South of Dixie

  • 1944
  • Approved
  • 1h 1m
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7.2/10
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David Bruce, Jerome Cowan, Anne Gwynne, Samuel S. Hinds, and Ella Mae Morse in South of Dixie (1944)
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To save their music publishing firm from bankruptcy, Bll "Brains' Watson creates a colorful life-story about his partner, Danny Lee, representing him as a descendant of Louisiana's famous Jo... Read allTo save their music publishing firm from bankruptcy, Bll "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 if Dixieland. Bill sells the movie rights to Apex... Read allTo save their music publishing firm from bankruptcy, Bll "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 if Dixieland. Bill sells the movie rights to Apex Pictures for $100,000, and hires Dixie Hollister, a southern girl who has been singing in... Read all

  • Director
    • Jean Yarbrough
  • Writers
    • Sam Coslow
    • Clyde Bruckman
  • Stars
    • Anne Gwynne
    • David Bruce
    • Jerome Cowan
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    • Director
      • Jean Yarbrough
    • Writers
      • Sam Coslow
      • Clyde Bruckman
    • Stars
      • Anne Gwynne
      • David Bruce
      • Jerome Cowan
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    That's what I don't like about the South

    South Of Dixie finds David Bruce cast as a songwriter who writes a;; these numbers about Dixie, the kind of stuff Al Jolson sung. But the vogue for that has gone years ago and Bruce hasn't had a hit in years.

    But his publicist has got a great idea to sell his life story to Hollywood for a film version, but what can you do with a songwriter who wrote all Dixie melodies whose only connection to the South is South Brooklyn. But if you think that defeats Jerome Cowan as the publicist you have another think coming.

    Cowan embarks on a campaign to give Bruce the prerequisite southern background for the film. He even hires Anne Gwynne to Dixify poor Bruce to get those drawls and y'alls down pat.

    Of course no one figures that Bruce would get involved with two women besides Gwynne, Marie Harmon and Ella Mae Morse. And gets himself involved in one of those old souther feuds that had died until he showed up.

    Best number in the film is Ella Mae Morse doing Shoo Shoo Boogie which she introduced and was interpolated in the score. Good thing because the stuff written for the film was absolute nothing to write home about.

    With no big stars in this film, you can see why its not really revived all that much. The plot was incredibly dumb, in fact the most famous writer of odes to Dixie was a damn Yankee named Stephen Foster. Some of his stuff also gets in this film, good thing it was in public domain or Foster would have sued if he were still alive.

    South Of Dixie is a limp musical with not a whole lot going for it.

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      Music by Milton Rosen

      Lyrics by Everett Carter

      Sung by Ella Mae Morse

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    • Release date
      • June 23, 1944 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Universal Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 1 minute
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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