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	Monogram Pictures
Distributed by	Monogram Pictures
Release date	November 15, 1947
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]

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