"IT'S A THREE RING RUCKUS!" 13 May 1940 Adventure, Comedy 74 mins
A hillbilly deacon, who is actually a cardsharp in disguise, becomes involved in a small-town fight game.
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Bob Burns as Deke Caswell
Mischa Auer as Andre
Peggy Moran as Phyllis
Dennis O'Keefe as Johnny Sloan
Edward Brophy as Stuffy
Thurston Hall as Jim Cunningham
Spencer Charters as Sheriff Yates
Jack Carson as Sullivan
Guinn "Big Boy" Williams as Bull Gumbatz
Virginia Brissac as Elsie Clark
Benny Bartlett as Willie Clark
Mira McKinney as Mrs. Gregory
Janet Shaw as Mildred Gregory
Milton Carruth Editor
Nat Perrin Screenplay
Christy Cabanne Director
Charles Grayson Screenplay
Portugal 11 February 1942
United States 13 May 1940
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