Older followers of hungry gerald know this was a reference to lil abner, the immensely popular and influential comic strip created by al capp 19091979. Jan 22, 20 leslie parrish daisy mae in li l abner your own sweet well put together self 1959 movie duration. When residents of dogpatch, usa are notified by the government that they must evacuate because of atomic bomb testing, they try to persuade the government that their town is worth saving. Unsold sitcom tv pilot about the misadventures of the yokum clan and their hillbilly neighbors. When the city is chosen as a test site for abombs, its colorful citizens take up the good fight, with lots of fun and merriment. Lil abner the norman panamamelvin frank filmization of their 1956 broadway hit is lively, colorful and tuneful, done with smart showmanship in every department. The show is a political farce, based upon the al capp comic strip that ran in newspapers from 1934 until 1977. Lil abner is a 1959 musical film based on the comic strip of the same name created by al capp and the successful broadway musical of the same name that opened in 1956. In fact, paramount purchased the rights to capps comic in august, 1955, for more than. Dogpatch usa was a theme park located in northwest arkansas along state highway 7 between the cities of harrison and jasper, an area known today as marble falls. Personally, i would love to see lil abner brought back to the screen in some way. The leads peter palmer as li l abner and leslie parrish as daisy mae are handsome and beautiful, respectively.
Hardly lil, abner was a hulking, naive manchild, and the frequent foil for capps satiric stories about american life and politics. When residents of dogpatch, usa are notified by the government that they must evacuate, they try to persuade the government that their town is worth saving. In this series, joanie phoanie adopts lil abner and daisy maes son, honest abe, who. As sadie hawkins day approaches, daisy mae hopes to win the hand of lil abner by catching him in the traditional race.
A comedy musical based on the comic strip charcters created by al capp. Unsold sitcom tv pilot about the misadventures of the. Peter palmer recreates his broadway role as li l abner yokum, the handsome, musclebound, musclebrained leading hillbilly of dogpatch, usa. Written in 1956, lil abner offers a chance to laugh at human nature, both in and out of the government realm, according to an ahm press release. During the strips run, it was adapted into two films, a broadway musical which served as the basis for the second film, a radio serial that ran from 1939 to 1940 and five short animated films made by columbia cartoons in 1944. A seminal and longrunning 19341977 newspaper comic strip by al capp, which detailed the bizarre lives and loves of the hillbilly inhabitants of dogpatch, usa. Daisey mae wants to marry li l abner, and li l abner just wants to go fishing. A comedy musical based on the comic strip characters created by al capp. Lil abner is a failed film, but its one of the most fascinating failures ive seen. The beautiful drawings, delightful characters, outrageous transliterated hick accents, and narrow scrapes with death and.
The sadie hawkins day race is fun because the choreography is so, well, moving. Daisy mae who has chased him for years and wendy wilecat who rescued him from an angry mob. It was the second film to be based on the comic strip, the first. This film lovingly recalls the dogpatch as i remember it. The citizens of dogpatch are in an uproar because their ramshackle. Peter palmer recreates his broadway role as li l abner yokum. The leads peter palmer as lil abner and leslie parrish as daisy mae are handsome and beautiful, respectively. With leslie parrish, stubby kaye, peter palmer, howard st. Allied vaughn modlil abner 1940dvd nonreturnable,new dvd, brand. Time is the greatest enemy of a show like this containing then. Unsold sitcom tv pilot about the misadventures of the yokum clan. Written and drawn by al capp 19091979, the strip ran for 43 years, from august, 1934 through november, 1977. Lil abner 1959 telecharger le film film musical gratuit.
After costuming and much makeup, this pictures cast were. Lil abner by al capp for september 14, 1934 gocomics. After costuming and much makeup, this pictures cast were dead ringers for the newspaper comic folks they portrayed. It was opened in 1968, and was based on the comic strip li l abner, created by cartoonist al capp and set in a fictional village called dogpatch. Lil abner directed by melvin frank available on vhs, dvd. Capp earned his 10 bucks by finishing a sunday palooka, and he performed. Humor is subjective and lil abner on film is a product of the cold war world society of 1955. Tony winner for her daisy mae portrayal in lil abner. Its not so well known now, but its a favorite of mine. At its peak, lil abner appeared in more than 900 newspapers, with an estimated daily readership of 80 million americans. Daisey mae wants to marry lil abner, and lil abner just wants to go. In this adaptation of the classic comic strip about dogpatch, daisy mae leslie parrish intends to catch lil abner.
Anyway to make a long story short it wasnt until a few years ago that i finally saw li l abner for sale in a video store and all of my childhood yearnings came rushing back over me. Find release information for lil abner 1959 melvin frank on allmovie. Lil abner was set in the impoverished mountain town of dogpatch, arkansas. Leslie parrish dubbed and peter palmer sing namely you from the film. Peter palmer recreates his broadway role as lil abner yokum. The goingson in the rural southern community of dogpatch, usa. While the series itself never became a television show despite an unsold pilot airing just once on nbc in 1967, fearless fosdick, a ruthless parody. Daisy mae wants to marry li l abner, and li l abner just wants to go fishing. My wait, which had begun sometime around 1975, finally ended in 2001. The first lil abner movie brought al capps dogpatch characters vividly to life and is in many respects superior to the screen adaptation of the 1950s abner broadway musical. Nuke tests in lil abner peter palmer and daisy maes leslie parrish dogpatch.
See more ideas about lil abner, musicals and leslie parrish. I have fond memories reading al capps lil abner in the funny papers as a kid. It was opened in 1968, and was based on the comic strip lil abner, created by cartoonist al capp and set in a fictional village called dogpatch. Lil abner is a 1959 musical film based on the comic strip of the same name created by al capp and the successful broadway musical of the same name that. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our and websites. With jeff york, martha odriscoll, mona ray, johnnie morris. Peter palmer recreates his broadway role as lil abner yokum, the handsome, musclebound, musclebrained leading hillbilly of dogpatch, usa. Lil abner 1959 melvin frank synopsis, characteristics. Most of the broadway cast was retained, peter palmer reprised his portrayal of lil abner, and the stage veterans included stubby kaye, julie newmar, joe e. Since the strip ceased publication in 1977 after a 43year run, younger folks might not be familiar. View the comic strip for lil abner by cartoonist al capp created september 14, 1934 available on september 14, 1934 search form search. Found an answer for the clue tony winner for her daisy mae portrayal in lil abner 1956 that we dont have.
Drawing for a two panel comic strip showing lil abner and daisy mae yokum. Lil abner directed by melvin frank available on vhs. Lil abner is a satirical american comic strip that appeared in many newspapers in the united states, canada and europe, featuring a fictional clan of hillbillies in the impoverished mountain village of dogpatch, usa. Anyway to make a long story short it wasnt until a few years ago that i finally saw lil abner for sale in a video store and all of my childhood yearnings came rushing back over me. Lil abner is a film that can be found all over the internet, having resided in the public domain for some time now. From 1954 till 1961 frazetta toiled as a ghost for al capp, the most famous and successful cartoonist of his era. Except for a brief 1954 dailies sequence when frazetta drew himself as frankie the biker in a sendup of marlon brandos contemporary motorcycle film the wild ones frazettas energy was focused on the lil abner sunday strips. The first li l abner movie brought al capps dogpatch characters vividly to life and is in many respects superior to the screen adaptation of the 1950s abner broadway musical. The citizens of dogpatch are in an uproar because their ramshackle community has been designated the.
Lil abner 1959 in this adaptation of the classic comic strip about dogpatch, daisy mae leslie parrish intends to catch lil abner peter palmer on sadie hawkins day, so hell be forced to. With sammy jackson, judy canova, robert reed, jerry lester. Another film inspired by the citizens of dogpatch, this time based on the stage musical, was released in 1959. A seminal and longrunning 193477 newspaper comic strip by al capp, which detailed the bizarre lives and loves of the hillbilly inhabitants of dogpatch, usa. The title character was the perpetually 19yearold bighearted lunkhead, the. How lil abner kayod joe palooka and both their creators came to grief.
The 1959 musical version of lil abner dvd is a wonderful blast from the hollywood of yesteryear with elaborate sets and costumes. A broadway play based on lil abner opened in 1956, and was an instant success, and remains a favorite for local productions. Lil abner dvd is easily one of the best american movie musical adaptations from the 50s. She won a tony as daisy mae in lil abner lil abner tony winner, 1956. Lil abner is a 1940 film based on the comic strip lil abner created by al capp. Around the country, colleges and communities staged sadie hawkins day events.
In this adaptation of the classic comic strip about dogpatch, daisy mae leslie parrish intends to catch li l abner peter palmer on sadie hawkins day, so hell. It was the second film to be based on the comic strip, the first being rkos 1940 film. Lil abner original, musical, comedy, broadway opened in new york city nov 15, 1956 and played through jul 12, 1958. Leslie parrish daisy mae in lil abner your own sweet well put together self 1959 movie duration. As sadie hawkins day approaches, daisy mae hopes to win the hand of li l abner by catching him in the traditional race. Meanwhile, earthquake mcgoon wants to marry daisy mae. The blatant theatricality of lil abner might at first seem like directorial laziness, but this hyperartificiality and theatricality were calculated components of the film from the very beginning even before the broadway musical was ever performed. The film is based on the wonderful comic strip of the same name by al capp.
The three most recognizable names associated with the film are buster keaton. For much of the early years of the strip, the marriagefearing abner. The movie was produced by norman panama and directed by melvin frank cowriters of the broadway production. Lil abner musical dvd remains a wonderful old school hollywood studio production. I get a chuckle recalling lil abners ideal, fearless fosdick. A lot of capps right wing politics went over my head but i enjoyed the strip regardless. Lil abner never sold as a tv series despite several attempts including an unsold pilot that aired once on nbc on september 5, 1967, but al capp was a familiar face on television for twenty years. Lil abner was the title character in the longrunning 19341977 syndicated newspaper strip by cartoonist al capp.
It seems like our political situation is a runaway train, said meade. No other cartoonist to date has come close to capps televised exposure. Feb, 2014 lil abner is a film that can be found all over the internet, having resided in the public domain for some time now. Nuke tests in li l abner peter palmer and daisy maes leslie parrish dogpatch.
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