tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969706531075939050.post3365940253361925641..comments2024-01-22T13:04:59.388-08:00Comments on THE BING CROSBY NEWS ARCHIVE: MOVIE REVIEW: MISSISSIPPIUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969706531075939050.post-61086954518127987862013-08-06T13:49:12.140-07:002013-08-06T13:49:12.140-07:00I can even get the hubby to sit for this one - onc...I can even get the hubby to sit for this one - once he notices Gail Patrick!Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969706531075939050.post-33202189953448527322013-08-05T11:58:16.344-07:002013-08-05T11:58:16.344-07:00This is one of my favorite Bings as well, and was ...This is one of my favorite Bings as well, and was thrilled when it finally came to DVD. "Down by the River" is a great song sung in a most thrilling fashion by Bing. He and Joan Bennett have a great chemistry together. It makes me want to see another film they made together, "Two for Tonight" which I've never seen. <br /><br />Another highlight is the poker game, with W.C. Fields winding up with five aces. <br /><br />Like so many 1930s Paramount offerings, there's a luscious sheen to this movie, especially in the early sequences. It's the Old South done in picture book fashion. Kevin Deanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07697597405552599370noreply@blogger.com