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GoodGoodWatch scoreSummary
When not drinking and fighting, three wildcatters in search of a gusher are enthusiastically drilling for black gold. The trouble begins when one of them grows dissatisfied with their lifestyle and quits so he can be with his new wife.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
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Audiences 69GoodWatch 75
IMDb6.9
Running time
1 h 21 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 comedies, −19 min on the typical 100
typical 10081Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Released
1948
December 1, 1948
78 years ago
Genre
ComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
FrenchMade in
United States
Directing · 2
- Lesley Selander Director
- Rex Bailey Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Francis Rosenwald Writer
Production · 1
- Jack Wrather Producer
Camera · 1
- Henry Sharp Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- William H. Ziegler Editor
Sound · 1
- Rudy Schrager Original Music Composer
Art · 3
- Earl Wooden Set Decoration
- Gano Chittenden Art Direction
- Lewis H. Creber Art Direction
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