In Old Missouri (1940) is a film starring the hillbilly comedy troupe the Weaver Brothers and Elviry, and released by Republic Pictures.[1]

In Old Missouri
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Directed byFrank McDonald
Written byDorrell McGowan
Stuart E. McGowan
StarringLeon Weaver
Frank Weaver
June Weaver
Alan Ladd
Marjorie Gateson
June Storey
Thurston Hall
Hall Johnson Choir
Distributed byRepublic Pictures
Release date
  • April 17, 1940 (1940-04-17)
Running time
68 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Brothers Leon "Abner" Weaver and Frank "Cicero" Weaver, with Frank's wife June "Elviry" Weaver, were vaudeville comedians who starred in a series of Republic films.[2] A young Alan Ladd plays a featured role.

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A family of sharecroppers, the Weavers, takes up residence in the home of a rich man named Pittman after they are forced off their land. They sell off Mrs. Pittman's furs and meet Junior Pittman's troupe of dancing girls. After they befriend Mr. Pittman, they persuade him to play dead until he can learn exactly how the rest of his family feels about him.

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References

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  1. ^ In Old Missouri at TCMDB
  2. ^ Austin, Wade (1981). "The Real Beverly Hillbillies". The South and Film. University Press of Mississippi. pp. 86–87. ISBN 0-87805-148-1. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
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