Singing on the Trail

Singing on the Trail

A WALLOP-ALOOZA OF AN ACTION MUSICAL!

NR 1946 · 60 min · ★ 7.0 · Music, Western

In this Western, Ken Curtis, Columbia Pictures' low-budget answer to Gene Autry, romanced one of the studio's most beautiful starlets, Rita Hayworth-lookalike Dusty Anderson. She played Helen Wyatt, whose father (the rotund Guy Kibbee) loses his ranch to the hayseed singing group the Hoosier Hot Shots. Unbeknownst to Wyatt, the Hot Shots have been swindled by a couple of Eastern crooks (Ian Keith and Matt Willis) and consider themselves the lawful owners. Chased by the irascible Wyatt, the band members seek protection from aspiring singer Curt Stanton (Curtis), who they mistake for a gunslinger.

Directed by Ray Nazarro · Written by J. Benton Cheney

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Cast

Ken Curtis Curt Stanton
Jeff Donnell Cindy Brown
Guy Kibbee Dusty Wyatt
Dusty Anderson Helen Wyatt
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams Big Boy Webster
Four Chicks and a Chuck Speciality Act
Paul Trietsch Hezzie (of The Hoosier Hot Shots)
Ken Trietsch Ken (of The Hoosier Hot Shots)
Gil Taylor Gil (of The Hoosier Hot Shots)
Charles Ward Gabe (of The Hoosier Hot Shots)
Ian Keith Jerry Easton
Matt Willis Dan Prichard

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