Li'l Abner (1959)
Li'l Abner (1959)
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.

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Cast

Peter Palmer Peter Palmer As: Li'l Abner Yokum
Leslie Parrish Leslie Parrish As: Daisy Mae
Stubby Kaye Stubby Kaye As: Marryin' Sam
Julie Newmar Julie Newmar As: Stupefyin' Jones
Billie Hayes Billie Hayes As: Pansy ('Mammy') Yokum
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Storyline

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.


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Certification: Unknown

Details

Genres: Comedy, Music, Family

Language: English

Release Date: 11 December 1959

Country: US

Runtime: 113m

Company Credits

Company: Paramount Pictures

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Cast

Peter Palmer

Peter Palmer

Li'l Abner Yokum

Leslie Parrish

Leslie Parrish

Daisy Mae

Stubby Kaye

Stubby Kaye

Marryin' Sam

Julie Newmar

Julie Newmar

Stupefyin' Jones

Billie Hayes

Billie Hayes

Pansy ('Mammy') Yokum

Joe E. Marks

Joe E. Marks

Pappy Yokum

Stella Stevens

Stella Stevens

Appassionata Von Climax

Bernd Hoffmann

Bernd Hoffmann

Earthquake McGoon

Howard St. John

Howard St. John

General Bullmoose

Al Nesor

Al Nesor

Evil Eye Fleagle

Robert Strauss

Robert Strauss

Romeo Scragg

William Lanteau

William Lanteau

Available Jones

Ted Thurston

Ted Thurston

Senator Jack S. Phogbound

Carmen Alvarez

Carmen Alvarez

Moonbeam McSwine

Alan Carney

Alan Carney

Mayor Dawgmeat

Diki Lerner

Diki Lerner

Lonesome Polecat

Valerie Harper

Valerie Harper

Dogpatch girl

Beth Howland

Beth Howland

Dogpatch girl

Joe Ploski

Joe Ploski

Hairless Joe

Stanley Simmonds

Stanley Simmonds

Rasmussen T. Finsdale

Jerry Lewis

Jerry Lewis

Cameo

Donna Douglas

Donna Douglas

Dogpatch Girl

Ann Kunde

Ann Kunde

Dogpatch Woman

Directed By

Melvin Frank

Melvin Frank

Director

Charles C. Coleman

Charles C. Coleman

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Hal C. Kern

Hal C. Kern

Producer's Assistant

Norman Panama

Norman Panama

Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Alvin Colt

Alvin Colt

Costume Design

Wally Westmore

Wally Westmore

Makeup Supervisor

Nellie Manley

Nellie Manley

Hair Supervisor

Sound

Nelson Riddle

Nelson Riddle

Original Music Composer

Joseph J. Lilley

Joseph J. Lilley

Original Music Composer

Harold Lewis

Harold Lewis

Sound Recordist

Charles Grenzbach

Charles Grenzbach

Sound Recordist

Gene de Paul

Gene de Paul

Songs

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

James Grant

James Grant

Assistant Camera

Glen E. Richardson

Glen E. Richardson

Still Photographer

Daniel L. Fapp

Daniel L. Fapp

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Hal Pereira

Hal Pereira

Art Direction

J. McMillan Johnson

J. McMillan Johnson

Art Direction

Sam Comer

Sam Comer

Set Decoration

Grace Gregory

Grace Gregory

Set Decoration

Other Crew

John P. Fulton

John P. Fulton

Special Effects

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