Louisiana Hayride (film)
1944 American comedy film
Louisiana Hayride is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Charles Barton and starring Judy Canova, Ross Hunter and Richard Lane. It was made by Columbia Pictures rather than Republic, with whom Canova mostly worked during the decade. The film's art direction was by Lionel Banks and Walter Holscher.
Plot
Cast
Judy Canova as Judy Crocker
Ross Hunter as Gordon Pearson
Richard Lane as J. Huntington McMasters
Lloyd Bridges as Montague Price
Matt Willis as Jeb Crocker
George McKay as Canada Brown
Minerva Urecal as Ma Crocker
Hobart Cavanaugh as Malcolm Cartwright
Jessie Arnold as Aunt Hepzibah (uncredited)
Russell Hicks as H.C. Forbes
Arthur Loft as Studio director
Ernie Adams as Pawnbroker
Eddie Kane as Warburton
Nelson Leigh as Wiffle, Makeup Artist
Robert Homans as Police Officer Conlon
See also
List of American films of 1944
References
Bibliography
Hischak, Thomas H. The Oxford Companion to the American Musical: Theatre, Film, and Television. Oxford University Press, 2008.
Hurst, Richard M. Republic Studios: Beyond Poverty Row and the Majors. Scarecrow Press, 2007.
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