Comedy ·Western · United States of America · 1947 · 1h 18m

The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap

The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap poster
Director
Charles Barton
Cast
Bud Abbott as Duke Egan Lou Costello as Chester Wooley Marjorie Main as Widow Hawkins Audrey Young as Juanita Hawkins George Cleveland as Judge Benbow Gordon Jones as Jake Frame
Crew
Charles Van Enger — Director of Photography Frank Gross — Editor Walter Schumann — Original Music Composer Robert Lees — Screenplay John Grant — Screenplay Frederic I. Rinaldo — Screenplay
Tagline

It's 'Ma (EGG AND I) KETTLE' as the wild and willing widow!

Synopsis

Chester Wooley and Duke Egan are travelling salesmen who make a stopover in Wagon Gap, Montana while enroute to California. During the stopover, a notorious criminal is murdered, and the two are charged with the crime.

Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
Charles Barton Director Charles Van Enger Director of Photography Frank Gross Editor Walter Schumann Original Music Composer Robert Lees Screenplay John Grant Screenplay Frederic I. Rinaldo Screenplay William Bowers Story D.D. Beauchamp Story Robert Arthur Producer Rosemary Odell Costume Design
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