Louisiana (1947 film)

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.

Plot
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.

Cast

 * Jimmie Davis as Jimmie Davis
 * Margaret Lindsay as 	Alvern Adams
 * John Gallaudet as Charlie Mitchell
 * Freddie Stewart as Freddie Stewart
 * Dottye Brown as 	Laura
 * Ralph Reed as Jimmie Davis as a Boy
 * Russell Hicks as Fred Astor
 * Lee 'Lasses' White as 	Old Timer
 * John Harmon as 	Steve
 * Tristram Coffin as 	Tomlins
 * Eddy Waller as 	Mr. Davis
 * Mary Field as 	Mrs. Davis
 * Joseph Crehan as 	Neilson
 * Charles Lane as 	McCormack