''Lay That Rifle Down'' is a 1955 American
comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
directed by
Charles Lamont
Charles Lamont (May 5, 1895 – September 11, 1993) was a prolific filmmaker, directing over 200 titles and producing and writing many others. He directed several Abbott and Costello comedies and many Ma and Pa Kettle films.
Biography
A Calif ...
starring
Judy Canova
Judy Canova (November 20, 1913 – August 5, 1983),Although one source gives her birth date as November 20, 1916, (DeLong, Thomas A. (1996). ''Radio Stars: An Illustrated Biographical Dictionary of 953 Performers, 1920 through 1960''. McFarland ...
. It was the thirteenth and last in a series of Judy Canova films released by
Republic Pictures.
[Hurst p.233]
Plot
Judy Canova works in a hotel for her domineering aunt. Her unscrupulous relatives try to blackmail and dupe her into selling her apparently worthless farm, having been led to believe that it has enormous potential value by a couple of
confidence tricksters
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.
Main cast
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Judy Canova
Judy Canova (November 20, 1913 – August 5, 1983),Although one source gives her birth date as November 20, 1916, (DeLong, Thomas A. (1996). ''Radio Stars: An Illustrated Biographical Dictionary of 953 Performers, 1920 through 1960''. McFarland ...
as Judy Canova
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Robert Lowery as Nick Stokes, aka Poindexter March, III
* Jil Jarmyn as Betty Greeb
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Jacqueline deWit as Aunt Sarah Greeb
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Richard Deacon as Glover Speckleton
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Robert Burton as General Ballard
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James Bell as Mr. Fetcher
* Leon Tyler as Horace Speckleton
* Tweeny Canova as Tweeny Greeb
See also
*
List of American films of 1955
A list of American films released in 1955.
The United Artists film '' Marty'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture for 1955.
A–B
C–D
E–H
I–L
M–R
S–Z
See also
* 1955 in the United States
External links
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References
Bibliography
* Hurst, Richard M. ''Republic Studios: Beyond Poverty Row and the Majors''. Scarecrow Press, 2007.
External links
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1955 films
American comedy films
1955 comedy films
Films directed by Charles Lamont
American black-and-white films
Republic Pictures films
1950s English-language films
1950s American films
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