United States / Dec 11, 1959
1h 53min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
A comedy musical based on the comic strip charcters created by Al Capp. When residents of Dogpatch, USA are notified by the government that they must evacuate because of atomic bomb testing, they try to persuade the government that their town is worth saving. Meanwhile, Earthquake McGoon wants to marry Daisy Mae; Daisy Mae wants to marry Li'l Abner, and Li'l Abner just wants to go fishing.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Bernd Hoffmann | Earthquake McGoon |
| Howard St. John | General Bullmoose |
| Al Nesor | Evil Eye Fleagle |
| Robert Strauss | Romeo Scragg |
| William Lanteau | Available Jones |
| Ted Thurston | Senator Jack S. Phogbound |
| Carmen Alvarez | Moonbeam McSwine |
| Alan Carney | Mayor Dawgmeat |
| Diki Lerner | Lonesome Polecat |
| Valerie Harper | Dogpatch girl |
| Beth Howland | Dogpatch girl |
| Joe Ploski | Hairless Joe |
| Stanley Simmonds | Rasmussen T. Finsdale |
| Jerry Lewis | Cameo / Itchy McGrathy |
| Donna Douglas | Dogpatch Girl |
| Ann Kunde | Dogpatch Woman |
Genres
ComedyMusicFamily
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Li'l Abner |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Paramount Pictures, Triad Productions |
| Release date | 11 dicembre 1959 |
| Production | Norman Panama |
| Writer | Melvin Frank, Norman Panama, Al Capp, Johnny Mercer |
| Editing | Arthur P. Schmidt |
| Cinematography | Daniel L. Fapp, James Grant, Glen E. Richardson |
| Assistant directors | Charles C. Coleman, Melvin Frank |
| Camera operators | James Grant, Glen E. Richardson, Daniel L. Fapp |
| Additional photography | James Grant, Glen E. Richardson, Daniel L. Fapp |
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| Production design | Grace Gregory, Hal Pereira, J. McMillan Johnson, Sam Comer |
| Art direction | Hal Pereira, J. McMillan Johnson, Grace Gregory, Sam Comer |
| Set decoration | Grace Gregory, Sam Comer, Hal Pereira, J. McMillan Johnson |
| Special effects | John P. Fulton |
| Music | Nelson Riddle, Joseph J. Lilley, Gene de Paul, Charles Grenzbach, Harold Lewis |
| Sound | Nelson Riddle, Joseph J. Lilley, Gene de Paul, Charles Grenzbach, Harold Lewis |
| Costume design | Alvin Colt, Nellie Manley, Wally Westmore |
| Makeup | Nellie Manley, Alvin Colt, Wally Westmore |
| Hairstyling | Nellie Manley, Alvin Colt, Wally Westmore |
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