Hearts in Dixie
1929 film by Paul Sloane
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Hearts in Dixie is a 1929 American pre-Code musical drama film starring Stepin Fetchit, was one of the first (All-Talking) sound films, big-studio productions to boast a predominantly African-American cast. This film celebrates African-American music and dance. It was released by Fox Film Corporation just months before the release of Hallelujah!, another all-black musical released by competitor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The director of Hearts in Dixie was Paul Sloane. Walter Weems wrote the screenplay, and William Fox was producer.[1]
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| Directed by | Paul Sloane |
| Written by | Walter Weems |
| Starring | Stepin Fetchit Clarence Muse Eugene Jackson Bernice Pilot |
| Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
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Running time | 71 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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Synopsis
The film has no overarching storyline, consisting of a series of unconnected scenes celebrating the advent of sound technology in the context of "black music".
Hearts in Dixie unfolds as a series of sketches of life among American blacks. Although the characters are not slaves, they are nevertheless racial stereotypes in terms of the contemporary white images of the period.[2]
Cast
- Stepin Fetchit as Gummy
- Clarence Muse as Nappus
- Eugene Jackson as Chinquapin
- Bernice Pilot as Chloe
- Clifford Ingram as Rammey
- Mildred Washington as Trallia
- Zack Williams as Deacon
- Gertrude Howard as Emmy
- Dorothy Morrison as Melia
- Vivian Smith as Violet
- A.C.H. Bilbrew as Voodoo Woman
- Richard Carlyle as White Doctor
- The Billbrew Chorus
