Tom Grayson
Bing Crosby
Tom Grayson
Mississippi
“SAIL AWAY ON A CRUISE OF MERRIMENT & MELODY”
6.7
1935
1h 13m
MusicComedy
Director: A. Edward Sutherland
Overview
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.
Cast
Commodore Jackson
W.C. Fields
Commodore Jackson
Lucy
Joan Bennett
Lucy
Alabam
Queenie Smith
Alabam
Elvira
Gail Patrick
Elvira
General Rumford
Claude Gillingwater
General Rumford
Major Patterson
John Miljan
Major Patterson
Thrilled Passenger in Pilot House
Jan Duggan
Thrilled Passenger in Pilot House
Captain Blackie
Fred Kohler
Captain Blackie
Joe Patterson
Edward Pawley
Joe Patterson
Hefty
Paul Hurst
Hefty
Miss Markham
Theresa Maxwell Conover
Miss Markham
Reviews
talisencrw
I sold this film to myself as simply a musical with W.C. Fields and Joan Bennett in it, and it worked for me in that regard. Worth a watch if you're intrigued by bizarrely-plotted musical comedies from the 30's.
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