Li'l Abner Movie Review 1959

High color Dogpatch drama adapted from the Broadway play (with most of the original cast) based on the Al Capp comic strip. When Abner's berg is considered as a site for atomic bomb testing, the natives have to come up with a reason why they should be allowed to exist. Choreography by Michael Kidd and Dee Dee Wood.

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Available on VHS
Running time 114 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Musical Comedy, Adapted from a Play

Screenplay

Norman Panama

Cast

Peter Palmer, Leslie Parrish, Stubby Kaye, Julie Newmar, Howard St. John, Stella Stevens, Billie Hayes, Joe E. Marks

Cinematography

Daniel F. Fapp

Director

Melvin Frank

Music

Johnny Mercer, Jean De Paul

Producer

Paramount Pictures