O, My Darling Clementine
Cast & Crew
Frank Mcdonald
Roy Acuff
The Radio Rogues
Isabel Randolph
Harry "pappy" Cheshire
The Tennessee Ramblers
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Synopsis
"Dapper" Dan Franklin, the manager of a theatrical troupe featuring dancer Bubbles King and mind-reader Irene, is perenially in debt. When the group takes a detour and winds up in the small town of Harmony, they want to raise some much-needed funds by putting on a show. After learning that the city has an ordinance prohibiting theatrical performances, Dan demands to address the city council, which is headed by Mayor Harry "Pappy" Cheshire. Pappy, who secretly sympathizes with Dan, allows him to speak. In order to prove that his group presents quality entertainment, Dan stages the show but is quickly shut down when Pappy's snooty sister, Mrs. Abigal Uppington, discovers that Dan has sold tickets. Dan then tries to repair the group's bus, but a bill collector finds him and orders him to pay $250 to prevent the bus from being repossessed. Wanting to help the brash young man, Pappy gives him ten dollars with which to buy a plot of land at an upcoming real estate auction so that he can stay in town and not be jailed as a vagrant. Pappy has an ulterior motive, for he hopes that Dan can help to undermine the political power held by Abigal and her narrow-minded friends. Pappy also knows that Dan is infatuated with his pretty daughter Clementine. Dan buys the dump behind city hall, and after he cleans up the area, he stages an amateur show, at which town citizens pay to perform. While the locals sing their hearts out, Dan works on his ideas for a Broadway show, and Abigal and her friends decide to buy his property in order to force him to move on. When the women confront Pappy and the other council members with their idea, Sheriff Roy announces that through a recording mistake, the city has actually sold Dan the city hall, not the lot behind it. Dan is about to accept Abigal's offer to buy his land when Clementine intercepts and explains the mistake. Dan is delighted, and in order to stage his new show, offers to return city hall if the ban on theater is dropped for thirty days. Abigal and her cohorts reluctantly agree, but Dan also stipulates that they must perform in his show, which will feature Clementine in the leading role. Despite their initial resistance, Clementine and Abigal enjoy themselves and participate wholeheartedly during the show's opening night. The show, which is about Harmony's restrictive laws, is a big hit, especially with Brown and Hartfield, whom Dan introduces as Broadway producers. Dan returns the deed, which Pappy says was never legally his because it was sold by mistake, then prepares to sign a contract with Brown and Hartfield. Abigal is furious, saying that the show as it is now will be libelous, for she intends to restore all political power to the men and start a little theater company with her friends. Happy that he has changed the women's minds, Dan reveals that Brown and Hartfield are paid actors, then shares a kiss with Clementine.
Director
Frank Mcdonald
Cast
Roy Acuff
The Radio Rogues
Isabel Randolph
Harry "pappy" Cheshire
The Tennessee Ramblers
Frank Albertson
Lorna Gray
Irene Ryan
Eddie Parks
Loie Bridge
Patricia Knox
Tom Kennedy
Edwin Stanley
Emmett Vogan
Mary Zavian
Odessa Lauren
Sheila Stuart
Margaret Reid
Dick Bartell
Carl Leviness
Irene Mack
Larry Williams
Sam Ash
Jessie Arnold
Hazel Dohlman
Jack Gardner
The Sportsmen Quartet
Frank O'connor
Cecil Weston
Crew
Roy Acuff
Tom Carman
Zeke Clements
Ray Gilbert
Dave Gould
Kenneth Holmes
Floyd Jenkins
Russell Kimball
Herb Magidson
Dorrell Mcgowan
Stuart Mcgowan
Sidney Miller
Percy Montrose
Earl Nunn
Adele Palmer
Arthur Roberts
Armand Schaefer
Franz Schubert
Morton Scott
William Shakespeare
Jule Styne
Bud Thackery
Charles Thompson
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