Dixiana (film)
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.
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| 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 | Harry Tierney (composer) Victor Baravalle (direction) Max Steiner (orchestration) |
Production company | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $747,000 |
| Box office | $780,000 |
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.
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