Mississippi-Melodie

Here's a film unafraid to ask: what if Oklahoma! but on a boat? Gambler Gaylord Ravenal falls for Magnolia Hawks, whose mother and father run the Cotton Blossom show boat. It's a reasonably sturdy, undeniably stagey, MGM musical.

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George Sidney directed Mississippi-Melodie in 1951. See George Sidney's full filmography, where to start with George Sidney, or where to go after you've seen everything by George Sidney.

Mississippi-Melodie was released in 1951 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 107 minutes.