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."
Daniel Decatur Emmett
Millie Cook
Jean Mason
Mr. Bones
Mr. Whitlock
Mr. Felham
Mr. Cook
Mr. Mason
Homer
Mr. Deveraux
Mr. LaPlant
Waiter
Dignified Man in Audience
Steward (uncredited)
Riverboat Captain (uncredited)
Woman (uncredited)
Publisher (uncredited)
Barkeeper (uncredited)
Headwaiter (uncredited)
News Vendor (uncredited)
Boy in Street (uncredited)
Mrs. LaPlant (uncredited)
Woman in Audience (uncredited)