Li'l Abner (1959)
Overview
A comedy musical based on the comic strip charcters created by Al Capp. When residents of Dogpatch, USA are notified by the government that they must evacuate because of atomic bomb testing, they try to persuade the government that their town is worth saving. Meanwhile, Earthquake McGoon wants to marry Daisy Mae; Daisy Mae wants to marry Li'l Abner, and Li'l Abner just wants to go fishing.
What is Li'l Abner about?
A comedy musical based on the comic strip charcters created by Al Capp. When residents of Dogpatch, USA are notified by the government that they must evacuate because of atomic bomb testing, they try to persuade the government that their town is worth saving. Meanwhile, Earthquake McGoon wants to marry Daisy Mae; Daisy Mae wants to marry Li'l Abner, and Li'l Abner just wants to go fishing. Li'l Abner is a Comedy, Music, Family movie, released on 1959-12-11, runtime 113 minutes.
Is Li'l Abner worth watching?
TMDB users rate Li'l Abner 6.4 out of 10 from 17 ratings. Reception is mixed-to-positive.
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Directed by
Melvin Frank
Cast
- Peter Palmer as Li'l Abner Yokum
- Leslie Parrish as Daisy Mae
- Stubby Kaye as Marryin' Sam
- Julie Newmar as Stupefyin' Jones
- Billie Hayes as Pansy ('Mammy') Yokum
- Joe E. Marks as Pappy Yokum
- Stella Stevens as Appassionata Von Climax
- Bernd Hoffmann as Earthquake McGoon
- Howard St. John as General Bullmoose
- Al Nesor as Evil Eye Fleagle
- Robert Strauss as Romeo Scragg
- William Lanteau as Available Jones
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Sources
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