Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin' is a 1948 American musical comedy film directed by George Sherman and starring Donald O'Connor. Also featured are Marjorie Main and Percy Kilbride, (who later reprised essentially the same roles as Ma and Pa Kettle), with Penny Edwards[4] as the perky love interest. It was produced and distributed by Universal Studios. Included in the film is a dance routine, in a barn, to the Al Jolson song, "Me and My Shadow".
| Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin' | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | George Sherman |
| Screenplay by | D.D. Beauchamp |
| Based on | The Wonderful Race at Rimrock by D.D. Beauchamp |
| Produced by | Leonard Goldstein |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Irving Glassberg |
| Edited by | Edward Curtiss |
| Music by | Leith Stevens |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $454,000.[1] or $460,000[2] or $600,000[3] |
| Box office | $1 million (est)[3] |
Plot edit
Wilbur McMurtry is a traveling salesman who is captured and held hostage by the local authorities in a small town. They wish to compel him to run in the annual foot-race against a rival town.
Cast edit
- Donald O'Connor as Wilbur McMurty
- Marjorie Main as Maribel Mathews
- Percy Kilbride as Billy Caswell
- Penny Edwards as Libby Mathews
- Joe Besser as Sharkey Dolan
- Harry Shannon as Chauncey
- Fred Kohler Jr. as Emory Tuttle
- Howland Chamberlain as Doc Overholt
- Edmund Cobb as Stage Driver
- Joel Friedkin as Stage Passenger
- I. Stanford Jolley as Guard
Production edit
In January 1948 Universal announced they would make a film based on the magazine story The Wonderful Race at Rimrock which would be filmed the following month. It reunited Maine and Kilbride from The Egg and I. Maine was borrowed from MGM.[5][6]
O'Connor has a dance number which involves running up a wall, which later inspired his "Make 'Em Laugh" routine in Singing in the Rain.[7]
References edit
- ^ Furmanek, Bob; Palumbo, Ron (1991). Abbott and Costello in Hollywood. New York: Perigee Books. ISBN 0-399-51605-0 p 168
- ^ "Variety (August 1948)". 1948.
- ^ a b "U Prod Meet". 11 August 1948. p. 22. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
{{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires|magazine=(help) - ^ "Penny Edwards". IMDb.
- ^ Hedda Hopper LOOKING AT HOLLYWOOD Los Angeles Times 9 Jan 1948: 12.
- ^ U-I WILL PRODUCE WESTERN COMEDY: New York Times 9 Jan 1948: 26.
- ^ "Donald O'Connor". Danceview Times. 2003.
External links edit
- Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin' at IMDb
- Remembering a Hoofer: An Interview with Donald O'Connor