Mountain Music

Plot

In this backwoods musical, two feudin' families provide the basis of the action. The tale begins as the head of one family asks his son to marry the daughter of the other to bring peace. Unfortunately the son knows that it is his brother that really loves the girl and so takes off. The travelin' son has many adventures as he suffers from a rare condition that causes him to lose his memory every time he is struck upon the head. The only way he can regain it is to be splashed with water. While in one of his phases, he meets and falls in love with a young woman until he encounters water; he then forgets all about her and their romance. Romantic mayhem ensues until the whole mess is straightened out. Songs include: "If I Put My Heart in a Song," "Can't You Hear That Mountain Music?" "Thar She Comes," "Hillbilly Wedding," "Good Morning," and "Mama Don't 'Low No Bull Fiddle Playin' in Heah" ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

Cast

• Bob Burns - Bob Burnside
• Martha Raye - Mary Beamish
• John Howard - Ardinger
• Terry Walker - Lobelia
• George "Gabby" Hayes - Grandpappy

Jan Duggan - Ma; Fuzzy Knight - Amos; Rufe Davis - Ham; Charles Arnt - Hotel Manager; Ward Bond; Spencer Charters - Justice Sharody; Cliff Clark - Medicine Show Doctor; Jimmy Conlin - Medicine Show Shill; Ellen Drew - Helen; Arthur Hohl - Prosecuting Attorney; Olin Howland - Pappy; Charles Judels - Orchestra Leader; Lew Kelly - Mailman; Paul Kruger - Attendant; Rita La Roy - Mrs. Lovelace; Wally Maher - G-Man; Goodee Montgomery - Alice; Louis Natheaux - Mr. Lovelace; Harvey Parry - Bus Boy; Georgia Simmons - Ma Shepardson; Robert St. Angelo - Chef; Eddie Tamblyn - Bellboy; Wally Vernon - Odette Potts; Bob Burns; Charles Timblin - Shep

Credit

John B. Goodman - Art Director, LeRoy J. Prinz - Choreography, Robert Florey - Director, Edna Warren - Editor, Sam Coslow - Composer (Music Score), Boris Morros - Musical Direction/Supervision, Hans Dreier - Production Designer, Karl Struss - Cinematographer, Benjamin Glazer - Producer, Russel Crouse - Screenwriter, Charles Lederer - Screenwriter, John C. Moffitt - Screenwriter, MacKinlay Kantor - Short Story Author

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