Hearts in Dixie

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Hearts In Dixie
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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
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Ad from The Film Daily, 1929 "Hearts in Dixie" ad from The Film Daily, Jan-Jun 1929 (page 382 crop).jpg
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]

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Synopsis

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]

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References

  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.