Overview
A young songwriter leaves his Kentucky home to try to make it in New Orleans. Eventually he winds up in New York, where he sells his songs to a music publisher, but refuses to sell his most treasured composition: "Dixie." The film is based on the life of Daniel Decatur Emmett, who wrote the classic song "Dixie."
Cast
- Bing Crosby as Daniel Decatur Emmett
- Dorothy Lamour as Millie Cook
- Marjorie Reynolds as Jean Mason
- Billy De Wolfe as Mr. Bones
- Lynne Overman as Mr. Whitlock
- Eddie Foy Jr. as Mr. Felham
- Raymond Walburn as Mr. Cook
- Grant Mitchell as Mr. Mason
- Tom Herbert as Homer
- Olin Howland as Mr. Deveraux