Lil abner original broadway cast recording original. The first lil abner movie brought al capps dogpatch characters vividly to life and is in many respects superior to the screen adaptation of the 1950s abner broadway musical. The citizens of dogpatch are in an uproar because their ramshackle community has been designated the most useless. Fo which ah caint blame you, cuz i can see how it could happen. First lil abner by al capp for august 19, 1934 gocomics. Loved lil abner comics as a kid and once on vacation we visited a them. Like most hit broadway musicals of its time, the rollicking lil abnerinspired by al capps blockbuster comic stripgot the full hollywood treatment in 1959. Released by classic soundtrack collector in 2014 containing music from lil abner 1959. The sunday page debuted six months after the daily, on. Vostfr lil abner 1959 4khd regarder ou telecharger film complet en francais, voir hd lil abner 1959 streaming vf film complet putlocker. Parenthetical number preceding title is a 1 to 10 imdb viewer poll rating. Written and drawn by al capp 19091979, the strip ran for 43 years, from august, 1934 through november, 1977.
Lil abner 1959 yous makin this up outen yore head because yore a poor gal whos still mizzubly in love with me. As sadie hawkins day approaches, daisy mae hopes to win the hand of lil abner by catching him in the traditional race. A movie musical based on a cartoon strip is about as far from reality as you can. Released 1959, lil abner stars peter palmer, leslie parrish, stubby kaye, julie newmar the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 54 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. At its peak, lil abner appeared in more than 900 newspapers, with an estimated daily readership of 80 million americans. The 1959 musical version of lil abner dvd is a wonderful blast from the hollywood of yesteryear with elaborate sets and costumes. 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. It was the second film to be based on the comic strip, the first being rkos 1940 film, lil abner. Lil abner also featured a comic stripwithin the strip. A senator comes to visit to tell the residents of dogpatch that their town. Fearless fosdick was a parody of chester goulds plainclothes detective, dick tracy.
A great film for the whole family and those that loved the strip. Jan 14, 2014 like most hit broadway musicals of its time, the rollicking lil abnerinspired by al capps blockbuster comic stripgot the full hollywood treatment in 1959. Lil abner is a 1959 musical film based on the comic strip of the same name created by al capp and the successful broadway musical of the same name that opened in 1956. Its a comedy and family movie with a better than average imdb audience rating of 6. A broadway play based on lil abner opened in 1956, and was an instant success, and remains a favorite for local productions. Lil abner 1959 watch on prime video or streaming online. The movie was produced by norman panama and directed by melvin frank cowriters of the broadway production. It takes the sadie hawkins day race to straighten out his romantic entanglements. After costuming and much makeup, this pictures cast were dead ringers for the newspaper comic folks they portrayed. The success of lil abner 1959 brought about the inspiration for the popular tv sitcom the beverly hillbillies 196271 a then unknown donna douglas appeared briefly in this film about a half hour in with the lines. Abner one of the more worth while movies in the collection. Daisy mae wants to marry lil abner, and lil abner just wants to go fishing.
Also recommended is the 1959 lil abner adapted from the broadway musical. The movie itself is just plain silly nonsense,but ive seen worse. Based on the comic strip lil abner by al capp, the show is, on the surface, a broad spoof of hillbillies, but it is also a pointed satire on other topics, ranging from american politics and incompetence in the united states federal government to propriety and gender. A comedy musical based on the comic strip charcters created by al capp. Lil abner the original soundtrack score from the paramount. Watch out for jerry lewis cameo role, donna douglas beverly hillbillies, valerie harper rhoda. Al capps longrunning hillbilly comic strip 19341977 is given the deeluxe treatment in paramounts musical comedy lil abner 1959, produced by norman panama and directed by melvin frank. Lil abner yokum, the hillbilly hunk from dogpatch, usa, agrees to marry both daisy mae scraggs and wendy wilecat.
Meanwhile, earthquake mcgoon wants to marry daisy mae. The first lil abner movie brought al capps dogpatch characters vividly to life and is in. It first appeared in 1942, and proved so popular that it ran intermittently in lil abner over the next 35 years. Peter palmer, leslie parrish, stubby kaye, howard st.
By patrick mondout love story was number one at the box office while the french connection won best picture at the oscars. As sadie hawkins day approaches, daisy mae hopes to. It was the second film to be based on the comic strip, the first. During awards season, lil abner was a bridesmaid, never a bride. Peter palmer recreates his broadway role as lil abner yokum, the handsome, musclebound, musclebrained leading hillbilly of dogpatch, usa. 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. With leslie parrish, stubby kaye, peter palmer, howard st. Loved lil abner comics as a kid and once on vacation we visited a them park based on this. Find great deals on ebay for lil abner dvd and lil abner dvd 1959. Leslie parrish daisy mae in lil abner your own sweet well put together self 1959 movie duration. An earlier, unrelated movie adaptation of lil abner, filmed in 1940, is best forgotten, as is a series of lukewarm abner cartoons produced by. Peter palmer recreates his broadway role as lil abner yokum. Also recommended is the 1959 lil abner adapted from the broadway. The citizens of dogpatch are in an uproar because their ramshackle.
Lil abner 1959 melvin frank synopsis, characteristics. Jan 22, 20 leslie parrish daisy mae in lil abner your own sweet well put together self 1959 movie duration. The film starred peter palmer as lil abner yokum, leslie parish as daisy may. This was the first of two films based on the popular al capp strip, the second being lil abner 1959 film, which was also based on the hit lil abner musical. Read the full synopsis of lil abner, 1959, directed by melvin frank, with peter palmer, leslie parrish, stubby kaye, at turner classic movies. Watch lil abner tv movie 1971 movie online free streaming. Guide every week hoping to spot lil abner but i never did. When lil abner opened on december 11, 1959, at new yorks roxy theatre, the exhibitor emphasized the films vaudevillian flavor by preceding the screening with performances by a juggler francis brunn, a dog act baudys greyhounds, and a team of tumblers the four goetschis. Lil abner 1959 in this adaptation of the classic comic strip about dogpatch, daisy mae leslie parrish intends to catch lil abner peter palmer on sadie hawkins day, so hell be forced to. Please enter search termssearch terms must be less than 50 characters long. Staring leslie parrish, peter palmer, stella stevens and howard st. Lil abner 1940 is the original black and white lil abner movie.
Mercer wrote the song lyrics to music by gene depaul, with whom he had worked on the movie musical seven brides for seven brothers. Its up to abner and mammy yokum to save the day when their town is deemed most useless in america and marked for an abomb test. 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 on the hit 1956. Daisy mae who has chased him for years and wendy wilecat who rescued him from an angry mob. Lil abner dvd is easily one of the best american movie musical adaptations from the 50s. The only tree in the whole world that grows yokumberries exists in the. This cornpone tale of simple mountain folk stars peter palmer as the muscular and handsome but not exceptionally motivated abner yokum, who resists the flirtations of the sweet and wellproportioned. A clockwork orange movie 1971 watch a clockwork orange online free 1971 full movie 02. Jun, 20 as sadie hawkins day approaches, daisy mae hopes to win the hand of lil abner by catching him in the traditional race. Lil abner is a 1959 musical film based on the comic strip of the same name created by al capp and the successful broadway musical. Watch lil abner full movie in hd visit movie 34662 a comedy musical based on the comic strip charcters created by al capp.
The movie was produced by norman panama and directed by melvin frank. Anyway to make a long story short it wasnt until a few years ago that i finally saw lil abner for sale in a video store and all of my childhood yearnings came rushing back over me. Please read this this is a heavilyedited version of the lengthy sadie hawkins day sequence from lil abner 1959. 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. Around the country, colleges and communities staged sadie hawkins day events. I eventually waited more than twentyfive years to watch it, longer than i have ever waited to watch any movie. 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. Most of the broadway cast was retained, peter palmer reprised his portrayal of lil abner, and the stage veterans included stubby kaye, julie newmar, joe e. As a kid lil abner represented the holy grail of movies for me.
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