Una productora envía a Doodles Weaver a reclutar estrellas de música country para una película. Varios artistas populares presentan sus canciones.Una productora envía a Doodles Weaver a reclutar estrellas de música country para una película. Varios artistas populares presentan sus canciones.Una productora envía a Doodles Weaver a reclutar estrellas de música country para una película. Varios artistas populares presentan sus canciones.
- Dirección
- Guionista
- Elenco
The Stoneman Family
- Themselves
- (as The Stonemans)
Donna Stoneman
- Self
- (as The Stonemans)
Kitty Wells
- Self (singer)
- (as Kitty Wells Show)
- Dirección
- Guionista
- Todo el elenco y el equipo
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I'm doubting that we're going to get a better DVD of this, and it's too bad. The source material is presented from a crappy looking (and sounding) 16MM television syndication print, and the movie itself was originally presented in nice, wide Cinemascope. The lack of widescreen is blatantly obvious here, as the cinematography is all over the place, as is the pathetically primitive panning and scanning. Now grant it, this film was never out to win any "that sho' is purty!" awards, but this print looks like poop. Combine that with some HORRIBLE DVD Compression artifacts, and you're sure to figure out that you've got a long way to go to get to high def here.
Good thing the content is what it is. RTN was one of a series of "jukebox" movies which were being pumped out of Nashville in the 60's, and these films, while rare to see nowadays, give us great looks into the time that was 1960's-era Nashville. You see vintage acts that were being pushed aside by Chet Atkin's and Owen Bradley's Countrypolitan style which was hot at the time, and you see up-and-comers who are obviously here to get any break they can.
Great clips here are a couple of performances by Connie Smith (although that gold suit she has is a tad, well...dated), Johnny Cash and the Carter Family (showing Johnny in the midst of his downward drug-fueled spiral, but still good enough to pull it off musically), and a young very-pre-outlaw Waylon Jennings doing "Anita".
Even the lesser acts are worth it, like Porter Wagoner's Pre-Parton "Girl Singer" Norma Jean doing "I Wouldn't Buy A Used Car From Him", and The Stoneman Family song "Tupelo County Jail" in stage outfits that look somewhere between the lines of The New Christy Minstrels crossed with Laugh-In. (Both of the above mentioned tunes were minor hits around the time this flick was shot, although the DVD didn't even bother to hunt down the actual title to the Stoneman's tune, giving it the cop-out title of "Write Me A Letter").
If you can get passed the cheap bargain-bin quality of the DVD, the music makes it worth every penny.
Good thing the content is what it is. RTN was one of a series of "jukebox" movies which were being pumped out of Nashville in the 60's, and these films, while rare to see nowadays, give us great looks into the time that was 1960's-era Nashville. You see vintage acts that were being pushed aside by Chet Atkin's and Owen Bradley's Countrypolitan style which was hot at the time, and you see up-and-comers who are obviously here to get any break they can.
Great clips here are a couple of performances by Connie Smith (although that gold suit she has is a tad, well...dated), Johnny Cash and the Carter Family (showing Johnny in the midst of his downward drug-fueled spiral, but still good enough to pull it off musically), and a young very-pre-outlaw Waylon Jennings doing "Anita".
Even the lesser acts are worth it, like Porter Wagoner's Pre-Parton "Girl Singer" Norma Jean doing "I Wouldn't Buy A Used Car From Him", and The Stoneman Family song "Tupelo County Jail" in stage outfits that look somewhere between the lines of The New Christy Minstrels crossed with Laugh-In. (Both of the above mentioned tunes were minor hits around the time this flick was shot, although the DVD didn't even bother to hunt down the actual title to the Stoneman's tune, giving it the cop-out title of "Write Me A Letter").
If you can get passed the cheap bargain-bin quality of the DVD, the music makes it worth every penny.
This movie is quite maddening in that it is truly a cinematic turkey. (Or is it a turkey in the straw?) The film quality has the quality of a very old print that hadn't been stored very well.
The plot and the acting is... well...uh...no comment.
Back in 1967, this movie was intended to turn the matinée crowd to contemporary country, the way teen-targeted movies bolster record sales of their featured stars (think HOLD ON with Herman's Hermits or HAVING A WILD WEEKEND starring the Dave Clark Five.) This movie has it all, bad plot, bad acting and bad jokes. Yet, for some strange reason, I found myself not only enjoying this guilty pleasure (YEE-haww... OK, Y'all can shoot me for feelin' all th' way Ah do. Shucks.) And as if that wasn't enough, this movie got me going through my record price guides and the internet in wild pursuit of any and all information on the featured artists and their records along with any movies or TV shows they may had starred in.
The movie, in a weird way, it a lot of fun to watch. And the music is classic country.
The plot and the acting is... well...uh...no comment.
Back in 1967, this movie was intended to turn the matinée crowd to contemporary country, the way teen-targeted movies bolster record sales of their featured stars (think HOLD ON with Herman's Hermits or HAVING A WILD WEEKEND starring the Dave Clark Five.) This movie has it all, bad plot, bad acting and bad jokes. Yet, for some strange reason, I found myself not only enjoying this guilty pleasure (YEE-haww... OK, Y'all can shoot me for feelin' all th' way Ah do. Shucks.) And as if that wasn't enough, this movie got me going through my record price guides and the internet in wild pursuit of any and all information on the featured artists and their records along with any movies or TV shows they may had starred in.
The movie, in a weird way, it a lot of fun to watch. And the music is classic country.
'The Road to Nashville' has a paper-thin plot - Doodles Weaver tries to convince top country acts to appear in a film - but some great musical performances from anyone and everyone who was big in that field of music at the time.
So you'll see Johnny Cash, Kitty Wells, Lefty Frizzell, the Carter Family, Waylon Jennings, Marty Robbins, and many more, singing their best known songs in a mix of styles.
As a music revue, this is hugely enjoyable, but just don't expect anything other than a snapshot of Nashville keepers at the top of their game. For what it is, it is great fun and a real treat, if a little dated.
So you'll see Johnny Cash, Kitty Wells, Lefty Frizzell, the Carter Family, Waylon Jennings, Marty Robbins, and many more, singing their best known songs in a mix of styles.
As a music revue, this is hugely enjoyable, but just don't expect anything other than a snapshot of Nashville keepers at the top of their game. For what it is, it is great fun and a real treat, if a little dated.
This a a really fun little slice of 1966 Nashville, great for those of us who like that stuff--some greats at various stages, and a family act that makes me think the rural methamphetamine craze might have started earlier than we thought. But there is also a true gem here. Before bringing out Johnny Cash for a gospel song and another little tune (a real disappointment when you think of what they could have used in this spot--'Ring of Fire' comes to mind), the Carter Family women, June, Anita, Helen, and Mother Maybelle, do a version of 'Walk the Line.' The song itself is a beautiful treat, but June's and Johnny's comments afterward, during this time a couple of years before they married, show some interesting emotion. June's words could be taken to slightly deride the song they've just performed.
This movie was a Big Deal when it came to the drive in in Long Beach CA. Lots of happy viewers. We had heard the musicians on records but it was so nice to be able to see them.
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- TriviaOf the 38 songs performed in this movie, 1 is an instrumental piece, 1 is a travel song, 2 are happy love songs, 2 are gospel songs, 4 are novelty songs, and 17 are about adultery. The remainder revolve around things like abandonment, depression, poverty, alcoholism, imprisonment, endless labour, general misery, and death (some of which also figure in many of the songs about adultery).
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Colonel Feetlebaum: You cross a bee with a doorbell, you get a humdinger.
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- Tiempo de ejecución
- 1h 49min(109 min)
- Mezcla de sonido
- Relación de aspecto
- 2.35 : 1
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