Movies:
Sis Hopkins
- Rating:
- Genre: Musical
- Director: Joseph Santley
- Main Cast: Judy Canova, Charles Butterworth, Jerry Colonna, Susan Hayward
- Release Year: 1941
- Country: US
- Run Time: 98 minutes
Plot
Previously filmed with Mabel Normand in 1920, the old Rose Melville stage property Sis Hopkins was trotted out in 1941 for Republic's newest star, raucous cornpone comedienne Judy Canova. Sporting pigtails and dressed like a potato sack, Sis Hopkins (Canova) shows up at the doorstep of her snooty rich relations in the Big City after her family farm burns down. Though she immediately ingratiates herself to her uncle, bathroom-appliance mogul Horace Hopkins (Charles Butterworth), Sis runs afoul of her bitchy, beautiful cousin Carol (played by a pre-stardom Susan Hayward). Determined to humiliate our heroine and send her packing, Carol arranges for Sis to partipate in a sorority-initiation striptease. Fortunately, Sis wins out in the finale, while Carol must endure such indignities as a well-aimed pan of water and a misplaced bathroom plunger. As a bonus, Sis wins the heart of college bandleader Jeff Farnsworth (Bob Crosby). Adding to the general merriment of Sis Hopkins is Jerry Colonna as a zany college professor. Judy Canova sings several of her patented country-western ditties, then surprises her fans with a "straight"operatic rendition from La Traviata. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie GuideCast
- Judy Canova - Sis Hopkins
- Charles Butterworth - Horace Hopkins
- Jerry Colonna - Professor
- Susan Hayward - Carol Hopkins
Katherine Alexander - Clara Hopkins; Elvia Allman - Ripple; Carol Adams - Cynthia; Lynn Merrick - Phyllis; Mary Ainslee - Vera de Vere; Phil Arnold; Betty Blythe - Mrs. Farnsworth; Bob Crosby & Orchestra; Charles Coleman - Butler; Frank Darien - Jud; Joe Devlin; Byron Foulger - Joe; Anne O'Neal - Bits; Hal Price; Elliott Sullivan; Andrew Tombes - Mayor; Charles Lane - Rollo
