In Old Missouri
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Director Frank McDonald Duration Language English | 5.7/10 IMDb Genre Adventure, Comedy, Drama Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Release date 17 April 1940 Writer Dorrell McGowan (original screenplay), Stuart E. McGowan (original screenplay) Cast Alan Ladd, June Weaver, Leon Weaver, Frank Weaver Music director William Lava, Cy Feuer, Joseph Nussbaum Screenplay Stuart E. McGowan, Dorrell McGowan Similar movies Related Frank McDonald movies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In Old Missouri (1940) is a film starring Leon Weaver, Frank Weaver, and June Weaver, and released by Republic Pictures.
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Leon and Frank Weaver were comic actors from the Ozarks, joined by sister June, who was billed as "Elviry," the name of the character she plays in the film. A young Alan Ladd plays a featured role.
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A family of sharecroppers, the Weavers, takes up residence in the home of a rich man named Pittman after they are forced off their land. They sell off Mrs. Pittman's furs and meet Junior Pittman's troupe of dancing girls. After they befriend Mr. Pittman, they persuade him to play dead until he can learn exactly how the rest of his family feels about him.
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