A young songwriter leaves his Kentucky home to try to make it in New Orleans. Eventually he winds up in New York, where he sells his songs to a music publisher, but refuses to sell his most treasured composition: "Dixie." The film is based on the life of Daniel Decatur Emmett, who wrote the classic song "Dixie."
as Daniel Decatur Emmett
as Millie Cook
as Jean Mason
as Mr. Bones
as Mr. Whitlock
as Mr. Felham
as Mr. Cook
as Mr. Mason
as Homer
as Mr. Deveraux
as Mr. LaPlant
as Waiter
as Dignified Man in Audience
as Steward (uncredited)
as Riverboat Captain (uncredited)
as Woman (uncredited)
as Publisher (uncredited)
as Barkeeper (uncredited)
as Headwaiter (uncredited)
as News Vendor (uncredited)
as Boy in Street (uncredited)
as Mrs. LaPlant (uncredited)
as Woman in Audience (uncredited)
