A young pacifist after refusing on principle to defend her sweetheart's honor and being banished in disgrace, joins a riverboat troupe as a singer, acquires a reputation as a crackshot after a saloon brawl in which the villain of the piece accidentally kills himself with his own gun, falls in love with his former fianceé's sister and finally bullies an apprehensive family into accepting him.
Credits
Mississippi Cast
Name |
Character |
Joan Bennett
She was 25, 80 years old when she died
|
as Lucy |
Ann Sheridan
She was 20, 51 years old when she died
|
as Schoolgirl (uncredited) |
Bing Crosby
He was 31, 74 years old when he died
|
as Tom Grayson |
W.C. Fields
He was 55, 66 years old when he died
|
as Commodore Jackson |
Gail Patrick
She was 23, 69 years old when she died
|
as Elvira |
Queenie Smith
She was 36, 79 years old when she died
|
as Alabam |
Claude Gillingwater
He was 64, 69 years old when he died
|
as Gen. Rumford |
Mississippi Crew
Name |
Department |
Wesley Ruggles as Director. He was 45 (82) years old when He died
|
Directing |