The read
It runs a compact 1h 13m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
8 audience votes
Key crew
- A. Edward SutherlandDirector
- Francis MartinScreenplay
- Jack CunninghamScreenplay
Cast
- Bing CrosbyTom Grayson
- W.C. FieldsCommodore Jackson
- Joan BennettLucy
- Queenie SmithAlabam
- Gail PatrickElvira
- Claude GillingwaterGeneral Rumford
- John MiljanMajor Patterson
- Jan DugganThrilled Passenger in Pilot House
- Fred KohlerCaptain Blackie
- Edward PawleyJoe Patterson
- Paul HurstHefty
- Theresa Maxwell ConoverMiss Markham
Stills
Themes
based on novel or bookmississippi rivermusicalpacifistriverboatshowboatbrawl19th century