Dixie Dunbar

Acting

Dixie Dunbar

Born January 19, 1919 · Montgomery, Alabama, USA

Died August 29, 1991 · aged 72

Christina Elizabeth "Dixie" Dunbar was an American singer and film actress. After dancing in big band orchestras, nightclubs and classy restaurants, she made her film debut at age 16 in George White's Scandals as well as on Broadway in Life Begins at 8:40 with Ray Bolger and Bert Lahr from Wizard of Oz. During the 1930s, she appeared in a number of Twentieth Century Fox films, including two Jone…

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Freshman YearFreshman Year · 1938
Freshman Year
10.01938
MovieRomanceMusic
A budding entrepreneur nearly loses everything after his get-rich quick scheme selling "flunk" insurance to his fellow students goes terribly awry.
Rebecca of Sunnybrook FarmRebecca of Sunnybrook Farm · 1938
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
6.81938
MovieDramaFamily
Rebecca's Uncle Harry leaves her with Aunt Miranda who forbids her to associate with show people. But neighbor Anthony Kent is a talent scout who secretly set it up for her to broadcast.
Alexander's Ragtime BandAlexander's Ragtime Band · 1938
Alexander's Ragtime Band
6.81938
MovieMusicDrama
Classical violinist Roger Grant disappoints his family and teacher when he organizes a jazz band, but he and the band become successful. Roger falls in love with the band's singer, Stella, but his reluctance to lose her leads him to thwart her efforts to become a solo star. When the World War separates them in 1917, Stella marries Roger's best friend and, when Roger returns home after the war, an important concert at Carnegie Hall brings the corners of the romantic triangle together.
Girls' DormitoryGirls' Dormitory · 1936
Girls' Dormitory
6.61936
MovieDramaRomance
When a busybody teacher in a girls' finishing school finds a love letter from a student to an unknown man, a minor scandal erupts.
Pigskin ParadePigskin Parade · 1936
Pigskin Parade
6.11936
MovieComedyMusic
Bessie and Winston "Slug" Winters are married coaches whose mission is to whip their college football team into shape. Just in time, they discover a hillbilly farmhand and his sister. The hillbilly farmhand's ability to throw melons enables him to become their star passing ace.
Sing and Be HappySing and Be Happy · 1937
Sing and Be Happy
10.01937
MovieComedy
Rival advertising firms compete for a radio show's pickle manufacturing account.
Take It or Leave ItTake It or Leave It · 1944
Take It or Leave It
6.01944
Movie
A young husband becomes a game-show participant in the hopes of winning the cash to pay his pregnant wife's doctor.
King of BurlesqueKing of Burlesque · 1936
King of Burlesque
6.31936
MovieDramaMusic
Warner Baxter plays the ambitious producer of a burlesque show who rises to the big time on Broadway. Alice Faye is the loyal burleycue singer who helps make Baxter a success. His head turned by sudden fame, Baxter falls under the spell of a society woman (Mona Barrie) who has theatrical aspirations of her own. She marries Baxter, then convinces him to produce a string of "artistic" plays rather than his extravagant musical revues. The plays are flops, and the woman haughtily divorces Baxter. Faithful Alice Faye, who'd gone to London when her ex-beau was married, returns to the penniless Baxter. She and her burlesque buddies team up to pull Baxter out of his rut and put him on top again.

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Sing, Baby, SingSing, Baby, Sing · 1936
Sing, Baby, Sing
6.01936
MovieMusic
The "Caliban-Ariel" romance of fiftysomething John Barrymore and teenager Elaine Barrie is spoofed in this delightful 20th Century Fox musical. Adolphe Menjou plays the Barrymore counterpart, a loose-living movie star with a penchant for wine, women, and more wine. Alice Faye plays a nightclub singer hungry for publicity. Her agent (Gregory Ratoff) arranges a "romance" between Faye and Menjou. Eventually Faye winds up with Michael Whalen, allowing Menjou to continue his blissful, bibulous bachelorhood. Sing, Baby, Sing represented the feature-film debut of the Ritz Brothers, who are in top form in their specialty numbers--and who are awarded a final curtain call after the "The End" title, just so the audience won't forget them (The same device was used to introduce British actor George Sanders in Fox's Lancer Spy [37]).

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