Lay That Rifle Down (1955)
Member Rating:
In this musical comedy, a young woman endures the drudgery of working as a charwoman in her aunt's hotel. She is not paid much for her hard work. To make her drab existence a little more exciting, she enrolls in a correspondence charm course, which unbeknownst to her is a scam. Soon the swindlers show up and plan to use her to help them con her aunt and a bank president out of their money. When one of the con men sees the good hearted girl working with the orphans on her family farm, he has a sudden change of heart. Her life takes a sudden turn for the better when oil is discovered under her farm. Suddenly the drab little drudgess finds herself living like a duchess. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Judy Canova, Robert Lowery, (more)
- Director(s):
- Charles Lamont
- Format(s):
- DVD
View All Versions to rent and buy
Synopsis of Lay That Rifle Down
In this musical comedy, a young woman endures the drudgery of working as a charwoman in her aunt's hotel. She is not paid much for her hard work. To make her drab existence a little more exciting, she enrolls in a correspondence charm course, which unbeknownst to her is a scam. Soon the swindlers show up and plan to use her to help them con her aunt and a bank president out of their money. When one of the con men sees the good hearted girl working with the orphans on her family farm, he has a sudden change of heart. Her life takes a sudden turn for the better when oil is discovered under her farm. Suddenly the drab little drudgess finds herself living like a duchess. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 70 mins
Complete Cast of Lay That Rifle Down
- Judy Canova - Judy
- Jill Jarmyn - Betty
- Richard Deacon - Glover Speckleton
- James Bell - Mr. Fetcher
- Tweeny Canova - Tweeny
- William Fawcett - Wurpie
- Pierre Watkin - Mr. Coswell
- Mimi Gibson - Terry
- Paul E. Burns - Mr. Gribble
- Robert Lowery - Nick Stokes
- Jacqueline De Wit - Aunt Sarah
- Robert Burton - Professor
- Leon Tyler - Horace Speckleton
- Marjorie Bennett - Mrs. Speckleton
- Rudy Lee - Billy
- Donald MacDonald - Johnny
- Edmund Cobb - Sheriff Cushing
- Director(s):
- Charles Lamont
- Writer(s):
- Barry Shipman
- Producer(s):
- Sidney Picker
- Looking for special editions of Lay That Rifle Down?
- See All Versions
- Subtitles:
- Check All Versions
- Closed Captioning:
- Check All Versions
