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Barnyard Follies (1940)

Barnyard Follies poster
Directed by
Frank McDonald
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 07m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An orphanage in a small Western town tries to become self-supporting by raising livestock through a 4-H Club. The kids and adults work on farm projects and put on a show to raise money.

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What happens

Barnyard Follies is a 1940 Republic Pictures musical B movie directed by Frank McDonald with music directed by Cy Feuer and dance choreography by Josephine Earl. In the rural American West, a small-town orphanage struggles to become self-supporting through its 4-H Club projects. The screenplay, written by Dorrell McGowan and Stuart E. McGowan, is based on a story concept by Robert T. Shannon. Released on October 6, 1940, the film stars Mary Lee, Harry Cheshire, Rufe Davis, June Storey, Ralph Bowman, Joan Woodbury, Jed Prouty, Victor Kilian and Isabel Randolph. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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