Can This Be Dixie? (1937)

Directed by

George Marshall

Genre

musical comedy

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 10m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A child star performs musical numbers and gets into comical situations in the American South. The story follows a young girl navigating adventures with a cast of eccentric characters.

lightheartedfast-pacedwhimsicaldatedcomicalenergeticnostalgicsentimental

What happens

Can This Be Dixie? is a 1936 American musical comedy film directed by George Marshall and featuring child star Jane Withers along with Slim Summerville and Helen Wood. In 1937 and 1938, Withers became one of the top 10 box-office stars in the United States, despite her status as Fox's second-tier child star (behind Shirley Temple). On a shooting schedule that allowed 21 to 24 days per picture, she acquired the nickname "One-Take Withers", and produced four or five films a year. The level of comedy can be assessed by the names of the characters, the names of the musical numbers ("Pick, Pick, Pickaninny," "Uncle Tom's Cabin is a Cabaret Now"), and the fact that Withers appeared in blackface. Some even more racially offensive material was challenged by co-star Hattie McDaniel and removed from the picture. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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