''Joan of Ozark'' is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Joseph Santley and starring Judy Canova,

Joe E. Brown Joseph Evans Brown (July 28, 1891 – July 6, 1973) was an American actor and comedian, remembered for his friendly screen persona, comic timing, and enormous elastic-mouth smile. He was one of the most popular American comedians in the 19 ...

and Eddie Foy Jr. It was one of thirteen films Canova made with Republic Studios.Hurst p.233 It is also known by the alternative title ''The Queen of Spies''.

Synopsis

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 ...

manages to foil a ring of Nazi spies operating in the United States.

Cast

* Judy Canova as Judy Hull *

as Cliff Little * Eddie Foy Jr. as Eddie McCabe * Jerome Cowan as Phillip Munson * Alexander Granach as Guido * Anne Jeffreys as Marie Lamont * Otto Reichow as Otto * Donald Curtis as Leonard Jones *

Wolfgang Zilzer Wolfgang Zilzer (January 20, 1901 – June 26, 1991) was a German-American stage and film actor, often under the stage name Paul Andor. Biography Zilzer was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, to German-Jewish emigrant Max Zilzer, who was employed at the ...

as Kurt * Hans Heinrich von Twardowski as Hans * Harry Hayden as Mayor Fadden * Wilhelm von Brincken as German Radio Operator

References

Bibliography

* Hurst, Richard M. ''Republic Studios: Beyond Poverty Row and the Majors''. Scarecrow Press, 2007.

External links

* 1942 films American comedy films American black-and-white films 1942 comedy films 1940s English-language films Films directed by Joseph Santley Republic Pictures films Films with screenplays by Jack Townley 1940s American films Films about hillbillies {{1940s-comedy-film-stub