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Summary
A Texas carnival showmen team is mistaken for a cattle baron and his sister.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 36GoodWatch 42
IMDb5.6
Audience score15%
Running time
1 h 17 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 comedies, −23 min on the typical 100
typical 10077Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 4 countries
Released
1951
October 5, 1951
75 years ago
Genres
ComedyRomanceLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
Yes: it's rated NR in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesLittle or none
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure Escapism
and 24 more58 people
- Esther WilliamsDebbie Telford
- Red SkeltonCornie Quinell
- Howard KeelSlim Shelby
- Ann MillerSunshine Jackson
- Paula RaymondMarilla Sabinas
- Keenan WynnDan Sabinas
- Tom TullySheriff Jackson
- Glenn StrangeTex Hodgkins
Dick WesselConcessionaire
Donald MacBrideConcessionaire
Marjorie WoodMrs. Gaytes
Hans ConriedHotel Clerk
Thurston HallMr. Gaytes- DJDuke JohnsonJuggler
- WWWilson WoodBell Boy
- FWFoy WillingFoy Willing
- MDMichael DuganCard Player
- JBJackie BarnettSpecialty Dancer (uncredited)
- HBHerman BelmonteDancer (uncredited)
Steve CarruthersMan in Lobby (uncredited)- DCDouglas CarterCab Driver (uncredited)
- BCBill ChathamSpecialty Dancer (uncredited)
- LCLyle ClarkWaiter (uncredited)
- HCHarry CodyBarker (uncredited)
Directing · 2
- Charles Walters Director
- Jack Greenwood Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Dorothy Kingsley Screenplay, Story
- George Wells Story
Production · 2
- Jack Cummings Producer
- Dave Friedman Unit Manager
Camera · 1
- Robert H. Planck Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Adrienne Fazan Editor
Sound · 6
- Dorothy Fields Songs
- Douglas Shearer Recording Supervision
- Harry Warren Songs
- David Rose Music Director
- Joe Edmondson Sound
- Conrad Kahn Sound
Art · 4
- Edwin B. Willis Set Decoration
- Cedric Gibbons Art Direction
- William Ferrari Art Direction
- F. Keogh Gleason Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Helen Rose Costume Design
- John Truwe Makeup Artist
- William Tuttle Makeup Designer
- Sydney Guilaroff Hair Designer
Visual Effects · 2
- A. Arnold Gillespie Visual Effects
- Warren Newcombe Visual Effects
Other crew · 2
- Hermes Pan Choreographer
- Gil Perkins Stunts
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