Mississippi
SAIL AWAY ON A CRUISE OF MERRIMENT & MELODY
1935 | 73m | English
Popularity: 0.7 (history)
| Director: | A. Edward Sutherland, Wesley Ruggles |
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| Writer: | Booth Tarkington, Francis Martin, Jack Cunningham, Herbert Fields, Claude Binyon |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 22, 1935 |
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| Director: | A. Edward Sutherland, Wesley Ruggles |
| Writer: | Booth Tarkington, Francis Martin, Jack Cunningham, Herbert Fields, Claude Binyon |
| Genres: | Comedy, Music |
| Keywords | mississippi river, based on novel or book, musical, pacifist, riverboat, showboat, brawl, 19th century |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Bing Crosby | Tom Grayson |
| W.C. Fields | Commodore Jackson |
| Joan Bennett | Lucy |
| Queenie Smith | Alabam |
| Gail Patrick | Elvira |
| Claude Gillingwater | General Rumford |
| John Miljan | Major Patterson |
| Jan Duggan | Thrilled Passenger in Pilot House |
| Fred Kohler | Captain Blackie |
| Edward Pawley | Joe Patterson |
| Paul Hurst | Hefty |
| Theresa Maxwell Conover | Miss Markham |
| John Larkin | Rumbo |
| Libby Taylor | Lavinia |
| Stanley Andrews | Gambler (uncredited) |
| King Baggot | Gambler (uncredited) |
| Roy Bailey | Pianist (uncredited) |
| Matthew Betz | Man at Bar (uncredited) |
| William A. Boardway | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Mary Ellen Brown | Schoolgirl (uncredited) |
| James Burke | Skeptical Passenger in Pilot House (uncredited) |
| Jack Carlyle | Referee (uncredited) |
| Helene Chadwick | Atendee at Opening (uncredited) |
| Harry Cody | Abner, the Bartender (uncredited) |
| Bruce Covington | Colonel (uncredited) |
| Jules Cowles | Bartender (uncredited) |
| George Ford | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Clarence Geldart | Hotel Proprietor (uncredited) |
| Mahlon Hamilton | Gambler (uncredited) |
| Bill Harwood | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Bill Howard | Man in Auditorium (uncredited) |
| Lew Kelly | Man at Bar (uncredited) |
| Charles King | Desk Clerk (uncredited) |
| Carl M. Leviness | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Bert Lindley | Leadsman (uncredited) |
| George Lloyd | Gambler (uncredited) |
| Francis McDonald | Gambler (uncredited) |
| Jack Mulhall | Duelist (uncredited) |
| J.P. McGowan | Dealer (uncredited) |
| Robert McKenzie | Show Patron (uncredited) |
| Arthur Millett | Leadsman (uncredited) |
| Harry Myers | Stage Manager (uncredited) |
| Dennis O'Keefe | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Victor Potel | Guest (uncredited) |
| Albert Richman | Gambler (uncredited) |
| Warner Richmond | Man in Bar Who Pulls Gun (uncredited) |
| Jean Rouverol | Lucy’s School Friend (uncredited) |
| Dick Scott | Second (uncredited) |
| Ann Sheridan | Schoolgirl (uncredited) |
| C.L. Sherwood | Relay Man (uncredited) |
| Oscar Smith | Valet (uncredited) |
| Mildred Stone | Schoolgirl (uncredited) |
| Jerome Storm | Atendee at Opening (uncredited) |
| Eddie Sturgis | Gambler (uncredited) |
| Forrest Taylor | Man at Bar Who Orders Sarsaparilla (uncredited) |
| Fred 'Snowflake' Toones | Leadsman (uncredited) |
| Mabel Van Buren | Woman in Auditorium (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| A. Edward Sutherland | Director |
| Booth Tarkington | Story |
| Francis Martin | Screenplay |
| Chandler House | Editor |
| Bernard Herzbrun | Art Direction |
| Jack Cunningham | Screenplay |
| Hans Dreier | Art Direction |
| Herbert Fields | Adaptation |
| Claude Binyon | Adaptation |
| Richard Rodgers | Music |
| Lorenz Hart | Lyricist |
| Charles Lang | Director of Photography |
| Wesley Ruggles | Co-Director |
| Karl Struss | Director of Photography |
| Irvin S. Cobb | Technical Advisor |
| Hal McAlpin | Still Photographer |
| Gene Merritt | Sound |
| Name | Title |
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| Arthur Hornblow Jr. | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 2 |
| 2024 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| 2024 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
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