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Dixiana (1930) is a lavish American pre-code comedy, musical film directed by Luther Reed and produced and distributed by RKO Radio Pictures. The final third of the picture was photographed in Technicolor. The film stars Bebe Daniels, Everett Marshall, Bert Wheeler, Robert Woolsey, Joseph Cawthorn, Jobyna Howland, Ralf Harolde, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson (in his film debut) and Dorothy Lee. The script was adapted by Luther Reed from a story by Anne Caldwell. The Technicolor sequences were considered lost for years but were re-discovered in 1988 and subsequently included in the restored DVD. At the end of 1958, the film entered the public domain (in the USA) due to RKO's failure to renew their copyright registration in the 28th year after publication.
This is the film in which composer Max Steiner received his first screen credit. Additionally, it was Wheeler & Woolsey's third film; however, as they were not yet an official "team", they were still billed separately.
Original Release
07/22/1930
US Release
07/22/1930
Cast
Name | Character |
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Bebe Daniels | Dixiana Caldwell |
Everett Marshall | Carl Van Horn |
Bert Wheeler | Peewee |
Robert Woolsey | Ginger Dandy |
Joseph Cawthorn | Cornelius Van Horn - Carl's Father / Cornelius Van Horn, Carl's Father |
Jobyna Howland | Mrs. Birdie Van Horn |
Dorothy Lee | Nanny - Pewee's Girl |
Ralf Harolde | Royal Montague |
Bill Robinson | Specialty Dancer / Plantation Butler |
Lillian Arons | Chorus Girl |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Bebe Daniels | Dixiana Caldwell |
Everett Marshall | Carl Van Horn |
Bert Wheeler | Peewee |
Robert Woolsey | Ginger Dandy |
Joseph Cawthorn | Cornelius Van Horn - Carl's Father / Cornelius Van Horn, Carl's Father |
Jobyna Howland | Mrs. Birdie Van Horn |
Dorothy Lee | Nanny - Pewee's Girl |
Ralf Harolde | Royal Montague |
Bill Robinson | Specialty Dancer / Plantation Butler |
Lillian Arons | Chorus Girl |
Eddy Chandler | Blondell - Montague's Henchman |
Bruce Covington | Colonel Porter |
Jan Duggan | Society Woman in Theater Box |
June Glory | Chorus Girl |
Dell Henderson | Society Man in Theater Box |
George Herman | Contortionist |
Eugene Jackson | Cupid - Plantation House Boy |
Alice Jans | Chorus Girl |
Robert Livingston | Circus Troupe / Bachelor Party / Plantation Party |
Raymond Maurel | Cayetano - Hippodrome Owner |
Producers
Name | Role |
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William LeBaron | Producer |