| I'm from Arkansas | |
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| Directed by | Lew Landers |
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| Starring | See below |
| Cinematography | Robert Pittack |
| Edited by | John F. Link Sr. |
| Music by | Clarence Wheeler |
| Distributed by | Producers Releasing Corporation |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
I'm from Arkansas is a 1944 American musical comedy film directed by Lew Landers.
Plot summary[edit]
The town of Pitchfork, Arkansas makes national headlines when Esmeralda the sow gives birth to 18 piglets. Among the visitors to Pitchfork are a troupe of showgirls hoping to entertain the visitors and a folk music group returning to their home after their touring is through. In addition to the artists a meat packing company sends two men to investigate what made Esmeralda give birth to so many piglets and to bring the secret back to increase meat production.
Cast[edit]
- Slim Summerville as Juniper Jenkins aka Pa
- El Brendel as Oly
- Iris Adrian as Doris
- Bruce Bennett as Bob Hamline
- Maude Eburne as Matilda Alden Jenkins aka Ma
- Cliff Nazarro as Willie Childs
- Al St. John as Farmer
- Carolina Cotton as Abigail 'Abby' Alden
- Danny Jackson as Efus Jenkins
- Paul Newlan as Stowe Packing Company Representative
- Harry Harvey as Stowe Packing Company Representative
- Arthur Q. Bryan as Commissioner of Agriculture
- John Hamilton as Harry Cashin, Vice President of Slowe Packing Company
- Douglas Wood as Governor of Arkansas
- Walter Baldwin as Packing Company Attorney
- Flo Bert as Showgirl
- The Pied Pipers as Quartet
- The Sunshine Girls (including Mary Ford) as Girl Trio
- Jimmy Wakely as Jimmy Wakely
Soundtrack[edit]
- The Pied Pipers – "You're the Hit of the Season"
- Jimmy Wakely and The Sunshine Girls – "You Are My Sunshine" (Written by Jimmie Davis and Charles Mitchell)
- Jimmy Wakely – "Don't Turn Me Down Little Darlin'"
- Jimmy Wakely and The Sunshine Girls – "Whistlin' (Walkin') Down the Lane with You" (Written by Jimmy Wakely and Oliver Drake)
- Carolina Cotton – "I Love to Yodel" (Written by Carolina Cotton), "Yodel Mountain"
- The Pied Pipers – "Stay Away from My Heart" (Written by Jimmy Wakely)
- The Milo Twins – "Pass the Biscuits, Mirandy"
- The Pied Pipers – "If You Can't Go Right, Don't Go Wrong"
- The Milo Twins – "Pitchfork Polka"
External links[edit]
- I'm from Arkansas at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- I'm from Arkansas at IMDb
- I'm from Arkansas at the TCM Movie Database
- I'm from Arkansas at AllMovie
- I'm from Arkansas is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
