Dixiana (1930) | Directed by Luther Reed - Full Movie

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In antebellum New Orleans, two men vie for the affections of a beautiful young girl during Mardi Gras.

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 twenty minutes of the picture were 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.

This is the film in which composer Max Steiner received his first screen credit for orchestration. Additionally, it was Wheeler & Woolsey's third film; however, as they were not yet an official "team", they were still billed separately.

Directed by: Luther Reed, Fred Fleck (assistant)
Written by: Anne Caldwell (story) Luther Reed (script)
Starring: Bebe Daniels, Everett Marshall, Wheeler & Woolsey, Joseph Cawthorn, Jobyna Howland, Ralf Harolde, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, Dorothy Lee
Cinematography: J. Roy Hunt
Music by: Victor Baravalle (direction) Max Steiner (orchestration)
Production company: RKO Radio Pictures
Distributed by: RKO Radio Pictures
Release date: August 1, 1930[1]
Running time: 100 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English
Budget: $747,000
Box office: $780,000

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