Lil abner 1940 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. It was the second film to be based on the comic strip, the first being rkos 1940 film, lil abner. Lil abner 1940 please wait a minute for the movie to load after you click the play button. Loved lil abner comics as a kid and once on vacation we visited a them park based on this same comic strip, called dogpatch usa. The movie was produced by norman panama and directed by melvin frank cowriters of the broadway production. The three most recognizable names associated with the film are buster keaton. Plus, watch over 4,500 free movies on vudu movies on us. Men spend their days idling away fishing, and the single women spend time. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Daisy mae who has chased him for years and wendy wilecat who rescued him from an angry mob. The comic strip abounded in stereotypes of appalachia. The three most recognizable names associated with the film are buster keaton as lonesome polecat, jeff york as lil abner, and milton berle, who cowrote the title. Cline, albert rogell on allmovie the first screen adaptation of lil abner is.
Lil abner, the classic comic strip that delighted america for decades, arrives on the big screen for the first time in this 1940 vogue pictures production. The most determined woman is daisy mae, who has chased after the handsome, carefree lil abner yokum every year without success. Set in the mythical town of dogpatch which seems to have a serious unemployment. Martha odriscoll 1940 original photograph lil abner 1940 film daisy mae. An earlier, unrelated movie adaptation of lil abner, filmed in 1940, is best forgotten, as is a series of lukewarm abner cartoons produced by screen gems in the late forties. See more ideas about lil abner, cartoon and daisy mae. This was the first of two films based on the popular al capp strip, the second being. Ace drummond 1936 don winslow of the navy 1942 robinson crusoe of clipper island 1936 the adventures of rex and rinty 1935. With jeff york, martha odriscoll, mona ray, johnnie morris. Abner is a stupid hillbilly, but girls like him because hes cute. The goingson in the rural southern community of dogpatch, usa. Lil abner, american newspaper comic strip that ran from 1934 until 1977, chronicling the absurdities of daily life in the fictional appalachian town of dogpatch lil abner was created in 1934 by cartoonist al capp. Although it lacks the political satire and broadway polish of the 1959 version, this film gives a fairly accurate portrayal of the various dogpatch characters up until that time.
Lil abner is a satirical american comic strip that appeared in many newspapers in the united states, canada and europe, featuring a fictional clan of hillbillies in the impoverished mountain village of dogpatch, usa. Lil abner 1940 fantastic movie musings and ramblings. Lil abner is a 1940 film based on the comic strip lil abner created by al capp. Interesting to see julie newmar in all her glory as stupefying jones, and prebatman.
Lil abner is a 1940 film based on the comic strip of the same name created by al capp. This was the first of two films based on the popular al capp strip, the second being paramounts 1959 musical, lil abner, which was also based. Men spend their days idling away fishing, and the single women spend time scheming about how to catch their preferred single men come the. Rogell featuring jeff york, martha odriscoll, mona ray lil abner is told that he has only twentyfour hours to live, and ends up proposing to both daisy mae and wendy wildcat in order to make them happy. This movie retains all of the charm of the comic strip and great pains have been taken to make sure the. Songwriter johnny mercer did not have much luck writing for broadway, but the exception was lil abner, based on the satiric al capp comic strip about the rural residents of dogpatch. Lil abner was created in 1934 by cartoonist al capp. Lil abner original broadway cast recording original. See more ideas about lil abner, comics and comic strips. Zippo 1940, movie memorabilia original us posters 19401949, original antique stained glass windows 1940now, 1940s furniture, 1940 telephone. The first adaptation of the famous lil abner comic strip, which was only 6 years into its 43 year run at the time, has strong and simple lil abner trying to avoid all things romantical, especially his interested neighbor daisy mae scraggs. Rent, buy, and watch movies and tv shows with vudu. Written and drawn by al capp 19091979, the strip ran for 43 years, from august, 1934 through november, 1977.
Collectible movie celebrity photos 1940now amusement park collectibles. Mar 10, 2011 lil abner 1940 please wait a minute for the movie to load after you click the play button. Watch online or on your favorite connected device with the vudu app. Mercer wrote the song lyrics to music by gene depaul, with whom he had worked on the movie musical seven brides for seven brothers. The three most recognizable names associated with the film are buster keaton as lonesome polecat, jeff york as lil abner, and milton berle, who cowrote the title song. Martha odriscoll 1940 original photograph lil abner 1940. This movie retains all of the charm of the comic strip and great pains have been taken to make sure the actors stay in character. The misadventures of al capps hillbilly characters are given a musicalcomedy treatment. Released 1940, lil abner stars jeff york, martha odriscoll, buster keaton, mona ray the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 18 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. Loved lil abner comics as a kid and once on vacation we visited a them park based. Its title character, abner yokum, was a handsome, musclebound hillbilly, as lazy as he was dull witted.
After the show opened on november 15, 1956, it became the. Jeff york, martha odriscoll and mona ray daisy mae hopes to win lil abner in the sadie hawkins day race. Lil abner trouble chaser 1940al capps famed comic strip comes somewhat to life in this lowbudget comedy featuring all of the dogpatch favorites. Abners parents, pappy and pansy mammy yokum, are hopeful that daisy mae will catch abner, whom mammy daily doses with her own yokumberry tonic to make him strong and healthy. Like abner, most of the men of dogpatch were cast as essentially useless to society.
See the full list of lil abner cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. First of two productions following the andy capps comic strip characters in dogpatch usa where priority one is daisy maes pursuit of lil abner comedy 1940 1 hr 18 min starring granville owen, martha odriscoll, buster keaton. Al capps comic strip was political, and this movie shys away from anything political, so it doesnt really get al capps point. This is the first of two filmed adaptations of al capps classic comic strip, in which the. The first lil abner movie was made at rko radio pictures in 1940, starring jeff york credited as granville owen, martha odriscoll, mona ray and johnnie morris.
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