''Mountain Music'' is a 1937 American comedy-musical film directed by
Robert Florey.
Paramount quickly reunited Raye and Burns from their pairing in ''
Waikiki Wedding'' of earlier the same year. The plot, rooted in Burns' comic
hillbilly
Hillbilly is a term (often derogatory) for people who dwell in rural, mountainous areas in the United States, primarily in southern Appalachia and the Ozarks. The term was later used to refer to people from other rural and mountainous areas west ...
persona from radio, revolves around a longstanding feud between two country families of Monotony, Arkansas, and an amnesia-prone groom.
This was
Wally Vernon's first film. Some sources have
Charles Reisner as co-director.
Cast
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Bob Burns as Bob Burnside
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Martha Raye as Mary Beamish
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John Howard as Ardinger Burnside
* Terry Walker as Lobelia Sheppard
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Rufe Davis as Ham Sheppard
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George "Gabby" Hayes as Granpappy Burnside
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Spencer Charters as Justice of the Peace Sharody
* Charles Timblin as Shep Sheppard
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Jan Duggan as Ma Burnside
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Olin Howland as Pappy Burnside
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Fuzzy Knight as Amos Burnside
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Wally Vernon as Odette Potta
* Cliff Clark as Medicine Show Proprietor
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Goodee Montgomery as Alice, Potts Showgirl
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Rita La Roy as Mrs. Hamilton B. Lovelace
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Ellen Drew as Helen
* uncredited bit players include
Ward Bond
Wardell Edwin Bond (April 9, 1903 – November 5, 1960) was an American film character actor who appeared in more than 200 films and starred in the NBC television series ''Wagon Train'' from 1957 to 1960. Among his best-remembered roles are Ber ...
, Virginia Dabney,
Estelle Etterre,
Florence Gill,
Arthur Hohl,
Priscilla Moran,
Paul Newlan, and
Glenn Strange
George Glenn Strange (August 16, 1899 – September 20, 1973) was an American actor who mostly appeared in Western films and was billed as Glenn Strange. He is best remembered for playing Frankenstein's monster in three Universal films d ...
.
External links
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Turner Classic Movies page
1937 films
Films directed by Robert Florey
Paramount Pictures films
Films with screenplays by Charles Lederer
American black-and-white films
1937 musical comedy films
American musical comedy films
1930s American films
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