This film inspired one of the greatest hits of The Four Seasons. As the character based on Bob Gaudio explains in the musical Jersey Boys, "I'm watching the million dollar movie. Some cheesy John Payne western. He hauls off and smacks Rhonda Fleming across the mouth and says, 'What do you think of that?' She looks up at him defiant, proud, eyes glistening – and she says, 'Big girls don't cry.'"[citation needed]
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^"Tennessee's Partner: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
tennessee, partner, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, january. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Tennessee s Partner news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message Tennessee s Partner is a 1955 American Western film directed by Allan Dwan written by Graham Baker D D Beauchamp Milton Krims and Teddi Sherman with uncredited rewrites by Dwan and starring John Payne Ronald Reagan Rhonda Fleming and Coleen Gray Tennessee s PartnerTheatrical release posterDirected byAllan DwanScreenplay byGraham Baker D D Beauchamp Milton Krims Teddi Sherman Uncredited Allan DwanBased on Tennessee s Pardner by Bret HarteProduced byBenedict BogeausStarringJohn Payne Ronald Reagan Rhonda Fleming Coleen GrayCinematographyJohn AltonEdited byJames LeicesterMusic byLouis Forbes Uncredited Howard Jackson William LavaProductioncompanyFilmcrest ProductionsDistributed byRKO Radio PicturesRelease dateSeptember 21 1955 1955 09 21 1 Running time86 minutes 2 CountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBox office 1 1 million US 3 The film was released by RKO Radio Pictures which was then owned by industrialist Howard Hughes While the film is based upon one of Bret Harte s most popular short stories Tennessee s Pardner it departs significantly from the original storyline The 1869 Harte story has also been filmed as Tennessee s Pardner 1916 The Flaming Forties 1924 and The Golden Princess 1925 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Legacy 4 References 5 External linksPlot editThis article needs a plot summary Please add one in your own words April 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Cast editJohn Payne as Tennessee Ronald Reagan as Cowpoke Rhonda Fleming as Elizabeth Duchess Farnham Coleen Gray as Goldie Slater Tony Caruso as Turner Morris Ankrum as Judge Parker Leo Gordon as the Sheriff Chubby Johnson as Grubstake McNiven Joe Deviln as Prendergast Myron Healey as Reynolds John Mansfield as Clifford Angie Dickinson uncredited as Abby DeanLegacy editThis film inspired one of the greatest hits of The Four Seasons As the character based on Bob Gaudio explains in the musical Jersey Boys I m watching the million dollar movie Some cheesy John Payne western He hauls off and smacks Rhonda Fleming across the mouth and says What do you think of that She looks up at him defiant proud eyes glistening and she says Big girls don t cry citation needed References edit Tennessee s Partner Detail View American Film Institute Retrieved June 2 2014 TENNESSEE S PARTNER A British Board of Film Classification October 19 1955 Retrieved January 22 2016 The Top Box Office Hits of 1955 Variety Weekly January 25 1956External links editTennessee s Partner at IMDb nbsp Tennessee s Partner at AllMovie nbsp This 1950s Western film related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tennessee 27s Partner amp oldid 1182360038, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
