Comedy ·Music ·Family · United States of America · 1959 · 1h 53m

Li'l Abner

Li'l Abner poster
Director
Melvin Frank
Cast
Peter Palmer as Li'l Abner Yokum Leslie Parrish as Daisy Mae Stubby Kaye as Marryin' Sam Julie Newmar as Stupefyin' Jones Billie Hayes as Pansy ('Mammy') Yokum Joe E. Marks as Pappy Yokum
Crew
Daniel L. Fapp — Director of Photography Arthur P. Schmidt — Editor Nelson Riddle — Original Music Composer Joseph J. Lilley — Original Music Composer Melvin Frank — Writer Norman Panama — Writer
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
based on comic
Key Collaborators
Melvin Frank Director Daniel L. Fapp Director of Photography Arthur P. Schmidt Editor Nelson Riddle Original Music Composer Joseph J. Lilley Original Music Composer Melvin Frank Writer Norman Panama Writer Norman Panama Producer Alvin Colt Costume Design
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