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."
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
Robert Warwick
as Mr. LaPlant
Fortunio Bonanova
as Waiter
