The Arkansas Swing

The Arkansas Swing

SWEEPING THE FIELD WITH ACTION MUSICAL THRILLS!

1948 · 62 min · ★ 10.0 · Western, Comedy, Music

Ken, Gil, Hezzie and Gabe are members of the Country & Western band 'The Hoosier Hotshots'. They get involved with the beautiful Margie MacGregor, the scheming villain Pamela Trent and horse races. The Hoosier Hotshots discover that a horse will trot like a champion only when he hears a march played on a washboard.

Directed by Ray Nazarro

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