This is the first of two filmed adaptations of Al Capp's classic comic strip, in which the title hillbilly (Granville Owen) does his best to avoid the marital advances of girlfriend Daisy Mae (Martha O'Driscoll). Jason Ankeny, Rovi
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This is the first of two filmed adaptations of Al Capp's classic comic strip, in which the title hillbilly (Granville Owen) does his best to avoid the marital advances of girlfriend Daisy Mae (Martha O'Driscoll). Jason Ankeny, Rovi
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Add this copy of Buster Keaton: Li'L Abner to cart. $22.54, new condition, Sold by newtownvideo rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from huntingdon valley, PA, UNITED STATES, published 2014 by Filmchest.
Add this copy of Buster Keaton: Li'L Abner to cart. $23.12, new condition, Sold by newtownvideo rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from huntingdon valley, PA, UNITED STATES, published 2014 by Filmchest.
TITLE: Li'l Abner ...(Not the Musical)
GENRE: Comedy, B&W Comic based (1940)
CAST: Everyone from The Three Stooges, Abbott and Costello, Buster Keaton and Laurel and Hardy crowd (The only one of those names actually in this is Keaton but the supporting cast is common)
PLOT: Li'l Abner thinks he's going to die by next day so, what the hey, he betroths to Daisy Mae and Wildcat Wendy, Doesn't die and the matter is to be settled in the Sadie Hawkins Day Chase (more Max Senate type
everyone running in all directions, now we know where Benny Hill found his inspiration).
RETURN ON INVESTMENT: 6 of 10 because the costumes and make-up are straight from the Al Capp panels. The back woods language to be studied is enough for many. The title song "Li'l Abner" was co-written by Milton Berle! It goes, Li'l Abner, Li'l Abner, Woo Hoo, Li'l Abner, Li'l Abner, Woo Hoo...
DVD BONUS: None and though labeled digitally remastered, there are the scratches and spider leg bits still left to see. In a cardboard envelope. But there's insight to be gained to the morality and attitudes of pre-WWII America with short skirts, cleavage and inuendo all over the place. Sadie Hawkins Day wasn't about finding a husband, it was about finding a man for... cuddle reasons.
