Hearts in Dixie

1929 film

Hearts In Dixie

Directed by| Paul Sloane
Written by| Walter Weems
Starring| Stepin Fetchit
Clarence Muse
Eugene Jackson
Bernice Pilot
Distributed by| Fox Film Corporation

Release date

* March 10, 1929 (1929-03-10)

Running time

| 71 minutes
Country| United States
Language| English
Ad from The Film Daily, 1929

Hearts in Dixie, a 1929 American film starring Stepin Fetchit, was one of the first (All-Talking) sound films, big-studio productions to boast a predominantly African-American cast. This musical film celebrates African-American music and dance. It was released by Fox Film Corporation just months before the release of Hallelujah!, another all-black musical released by competitor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The director of Hearts in Dixie was Paul Sloane. Walter Weems wrote the screenplay, and William Fox was producer.[1]

## Synopsis

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The film has no overarching storyline, consisting of a series of unconnected scenes celebrating the advent of sound technology in the context of "black music".

Hearts in Dixie unfolds as a series of sketches of life among American blacks. Although the characters are not slaves, they are nevertheless racial stereotypes in terms of the contemporary white images of the period.[2]

## Cast

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* Stepin Fetchit: Gummy
* Clarence Muse: Nappus
* Eugene Jackson: Chinquapin
* Bernice Pilot: Chloe
* Clifford Ingram: Rammey
* Mildred Washington: Trallia
* Zack Williams: Deacon
* Gertrude Howard: Emmy
* Dorothy Morrison: Melia
* Vivian Smith: Violet
* A.C.H. Bilbrew: Voodoo Woman
* Richard Carlyle: White Doctor
* The Billbrew Chorus

## See also

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* African-American representation in Hollywood
* List of early sound feature films (1926–1929)

## References

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1. ^ Aberjhani & West, Sandra L. (2003). Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance, p. 151. Facts On File.
2. ^ Pines, Jim (1975). Blacks in Films. Littlehampton Book Services Ltd. ISBN 978-0289703267.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hearts in Dixie.

* Hearts in Dixie at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
* Hearts in Dixie at IMDb

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Films directed by Paul Sloane

* Too Many Kisses (1925)
* Made for Love (1926)
* Eve's Leaves (1926)
* Corporal Kate (1926)
* The Blue Danube (1928)
* Hearts in Dixie (1929)
* The Cuckoos (1930)
* Half Shot at Sunrise (1930)
* War Correspondent (1932)
* The Woman Accused (1933)
* Lone Cowboy (1933)
* Straight Is the Way (1934)
* The Texans (1938)
* Geronimo (1939)

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