Louisiana Hayride (1944)
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But for the presence of the Columbia "torch lady" in the opening credits, it would be easy to mistake Judy Canova's Louisiana Hayride for one of her concurrently-produced Republic musicals. The rambunctious Canova is cast as backwoods heiress Judy Crocker, who comes to Hollywood in hopes of crashing the movies. Con artists J. Huntington McMasters (Richard Lane) and Canada Brown (George McKay) try to use Judy's presumed gullibility to their advantage, but she proves a little shrewder than she looks. Several of Canova's cornpone tunes were co-written by Saul Chaplin, later a top Hollywood musical director. And that's not all: the star's two handsome leading men are none other than Lloyd Bridges and future producer-director Ross Hunter! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 62 mins
Complete Cast:
- Judy Canova - Judy Crocker
- Richard Lane - J. Huntington McMasters
- Matt Willis - Jeb Crocker
- Minerva Urecal - Maw Crocker
- Eddie Kane - Warburton
- Arthur Loft - Director
- Russell Hicks - Forbes
- Jessie Arnold - Aunt Hepzibah
- George Ford - Trooper
- Si Jenks
- Gene Roth - Studio Guard
- Constance Purdy - Mrs. Vandergrift
- Christine McIntyre - Female Star
- Charles Marsh - Photographer
- Charles Sherlock
- Joe Palma - Cameraman
- Earle Dewey - Governor
- Brian O'Hara - Cab Driver
- Pat West - Man
- Ben Taggart - Conductor
- Edwin Stanley - Producer
- Frank S. Hagney - Bartender
- Jack Gardner
- Walter S. Baldwin - Lem
- Ross Hunter - Gordon Pearson
- Lloyd Bridges - Montague Price
- George McKay - Canada Brown
- Hobart Cavanaugh - Malcolm Cartwright
- Nelson Leigh - Wiffle
- Robert E. Homans - Officer Conlon
- Ernie S. Adams - Pawnbroker
- Eddy Chandler - Plainclothesman
- Betty Jane Graham - Girl
- Sid Saylor
- Jack Rice - Hotel Clerk
- Art Miles - Brakeman
- Louis Mason - Farmer
- George Magrill
- Eddie Bartell - Salesman
- Teddy Mangean - Messenger
- Dirk Thane - Listeners on Train
- Harry Wilson
- George Tyne - Joe, Assistant Director
- Charles Sullivan
- Bud Jamison - Doorman
- Fred Graham - Testing Director
- Danny Desmond - Bellboy
- Eddie Bruce
- Director(s):
- Charles Barton
- Writer(s):
- Paul Yawitz
- Producer(s):
- Irving Briskin
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