View text source at Wikipedia
Louisiana | |
---|---|
![]() Theatrical release poster | |
Directed by | Phil Karlson |
Written by | Jack DeWitt Steve Healey Scott Darling Vick Knight |
Produced by | Lindsley Parsons |
Starring | Jimmie Davis Margaret Lindsay John Gallaudet |
Cinematography | William A. Sickner |
Edited by | Ace Herman |
Music by | Edward J. Kay |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Monogram Pictures |
Release date |
|
Running time | 85 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Louisiana is a 1947 American drama film directed by Phil Karlson and starring Jimmie Davis, Margaret Lindsay and John Gallaudet. Davis, a singer and Governor of Louisiana, came to Karlson, wanting to be in movies and Monogram Pictures agreed to finance one based on his life. Karlson says the film helped Davis get re-elected.[1]
The music-loving fourteen-year-old son of a Louisiana sharecropper determines to get a good education. He goes on to enjoy success as a gospel singer and culminates his rise by being elected Governor.