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Yokel Boy

  • 1942
  • Approved
  • 1h 9m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
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Eddie Foy Jr. in Yokel Boy (1942)
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"Perfect Movie Fan" Joe Ruddy is brought to Hollywood as a publicity stunt and put in charge of a production company as a gag, but everybody isn't in on the gag, and Joe imports a notorious ... Read all"Perfect Movie Fan" Joe Ruddy is brought to Hollywood as a publicity stunt and put in charge of a production company as a gag, but everybody isn't in on the gag, and Joe imports a notorious gangster, "Buggsy" Malone, to play "himself" in a film based on his life. "Buggsy" has gon... Read all"Perfect Movie Fan" Joe Ruddy is brought to Hollywood as a publicity stunt and put in charge of a production company as a gag, but everybody isn't in on the gag, and Joe imports a notorious gangster, "Buggsy" Malone, to play "himself" in a film based on his life. "Buggsy" has gone straight, more or less, but retains some of his old habits to the extent of assuming con... Read all

  • Director
    • Joseph Santley
  • Writers
    • Isabel Dawn
    • Russell Rouse
    • Lew Brown
  • Stars
    • Albert Dekker
    • Joan Davis
    • Eddie Foy Jr.
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.5/10
    49
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Joseph Santley
    • Writers
      • Isabel Dawn
      • Russell Rouse
      • Lew Brown
    • Stars
      • Albert Dekker
      • Joan Davis
      • Eddie Foy Jr.
    • 1User review
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    Albert Dekker
    Albert Dekker
    • 'Buggsy' Malone
    Joan Davis
    Joan Davis
    • Molly Malone
    Eddie Foy Jr.
    Eddie Foy Jr.
    • Joe Ruddy
    Alan Mowbray
    Alan Mowbray
    • R.B. Harris - Movie Producer
    Roscoe Karns
    Roscoe Karns
    • Al Devers
    Mikhail Rasumny
    Mikhail Rasumny
    • Amatoff
    Lynne Carver
    Lynne Carver
    • Vera Valaize
    Marc Lawrence
    Marc Lawrence
    • Henchman Trigger
    Tom Dugan
    Tom Dugan
    • Professor
    Pierre Watkin
    Pierre Watkin
    • Johnson
    James C. Morton
    James C. Morton
    • Sign Painter
    Marilyn Hare
    Marilyn Hare
    • Stenographer
    Rod Bacon
    • First Assistant Director
    • (uncredited)
    Betty Blythe
    Betty Blythe
    • Woman Reporter
    • (uncredited)
    Harry C. Bradley
    Harry C. Bradley
    • Minister
    • (uncredited)
    Leonard Carey
    Leonard Carey
    • Monroe the Butler
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Cheatham
    Jack Cheatham
    • Cop
    • (uncredited)
    Ken Christy
    Ken Christy
    • Cop
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Joseph Santley
    • Writers
      • Isabel Dawn
      • Russell Rouse
      • Lew Brown
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    • Trivia
      The film follows the theme of Yokel Boy, a 1939 Broadway musical.
    • Soundtracks
      Comes Love
      Music by Sam H. Stept

      Lyrics by Lew Brown and Charles Tobias

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    • Release date
      • March 13, 1942 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Hitting the Headlines
    • Filming locations
      • Republic Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Republic Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 9 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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