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In Old Missouri (1940)

In Old Missouri poster
Directed by
Frank McDonald
Genre
adventure film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 08m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A hillbilly comedy troupe gets into adventures and misunderstandings. The story follows their antics in a rural setting.

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What happens

In Old Missouri (1940) is a film starring the hillbilly comedy troupe the Weaver Brothers and Elviry, and released by Republic Pictures. 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. A young Alan Ladd plays a featured role. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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