Crosby plays a Philadelpia Quaker engaged to a Southern belle. He becomes a social outcast when he refuses to fight a duel. Fields then hires him to perform on his riverboat, promoting him as “Colonel Steel…the notorious Colonel Steel…the singing killer.” The plot then follows a predictable course, but there are plenty of scenes featuring W.C. Fields.

Starring:

W.C. Fields, Joan Bennett, Bing Crosby, Queenie Smith

Genre:

Comedy, Musical