"Now on the screen..." 25 June 1940 Comedy, Music 67 mins
Aided by musicians at the Grand Ole Opry, a small-town mayor in the Ozarks takes on a group of crooked politicians.
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Leon Weaver as Abner Weaver
June Weaver as Elviry Weaver
Frank Weaver as Cicero Weaver
Allan Lane as Fred Barnes
Henry Kolker as William C. Scully
Purnell Pratt as Attorney General
Ferris Taylor as Lt. Gov. Edgar G. Thompson
Loretta Weaver as Violey Weaver
Claire Carleton as Ginger Gordon
John Hartley as 'Hunch' Clifton
Uncle Dave Macon as Uncle Dave Macon
Dorris Macon as Dorris Macon
Roy Acuff as Roy Acuff
Rachel Veach as Acuff Singer
George D. Hay as The Solemn Old Judge
Jesse Stockman as Himself - fiddle
Frank McDonald Director
Adele Palmer Costume Design
Jack A. Marta Director of Photography
Stuart E. McGowan Screenplay
Ray Snyder Editor
Dorrell McGowan Screenplay
Bob Mark Makeup Supervisor
Peggy Gray Hairstylist
John Victor Mackay Art Direction
Cy Feuer Music Director
Al Wilson Production Manager
Murray Seldeen Supervising Editor
United States 25 June 1940
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