Li'l Abner

Li'l Abner

Li'l Abner

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Li'l Abner

1959

1h 53m

6.2(14 votes)

Comedy

Music

Family

Overview

A comedy musical based on the comic strip charcters created by Al Capp. When residents of Dogpatch, USA are notified by the government that they must evacuate because of atomic bomb testing, they try to persuade the government that their town is worth saving. Meanwhile, Earthquake McGoon wants to marry Daisy Mae; Daisy Mae wants to marry Li'l Abner, and Li'l Abner just wants to go fishing.

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Paramount Pictures

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Peter Palmer

Peter Palmer

Li'l Abner Yokum

Leslie Parrish

Leslie Parrish

Daisy Mae

Stubby Kaye

Stubby Kaye

Marryin' Sam

Julie Newmar

Julie Newmar

Stupefyin' Jones

Billie Hayes

Billie Hayes

Pansy ('Mammy') Yokum

Joe E. Marks

Joe E. Marks

Pappy Yokum

Stella Stevens

Stella Stevens

Appassionata Von Climax

Bernd Hoffmann

Earthquake McGoon

Howard St. John

Howard St. John

General Bullmoose

Al Nesor

Al Nesor

Evil Eye Fleagle

Creative team

Directed by: Melvin Frank
Written by: Melvin Frank
Norman Panama
Produced by: Norman Panama

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