Hootenanny Hoot

1963
1h 31m

IMDb RATING

5.1/10

259

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Pamela Austin, Joby Baker, Peter Breck, Johnny Cash, Chris Crosby, George Hamilton IV, Judy Henske, Ruta Lee, Cathie Taylor, Sheb Wooley, The Brothers Four, The Gateway Trio, Eddie Brown, and Joe Gilbert in Hootenanny Hoot (1963)

The marriage of television director Ted Glover and television producer A.G. Bannister has gone on the rocks because she has permitted her career to take precedence over romance. The horror of it all! Complications also arise because of a romance between Ted's agent, Steve Laughlin and a performer, Billy-Joe Henley, with a touring Hootenanny group. The resolvement comes when A.G. realizes that love is more important than a career - dang tootin' it was in a Sam Katzman movie in the 60's - but not before the likes of guest stars The Brothers Four, Sheb Wooley, Johnny Cash, The Gateway Trio, Judy Henske, George Hamilton IV, Joe & Eddie, Cathie Taylor and (Bob's boy) Chris Crosby work up a sweatin' storm trying to create a craze for "Hootenanny".

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A television director from New York travels to Missouri and learns about the hootenanny craze; he works to telecast a production of the event while his ex-wife works to win him back.A television director from New York travels to Missouri and learns about the hootenanny craze; he works to telecast a production of the event while his ex-wife works to win him back.A television director from New York travels to Missouri and learns about the hootenanny craze; he works to telecast a production of the event while his ex-wife works to win him back.

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IMDb RATING

5.1/10

259

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Howard Stanton
(as Loren Gilbert)

Nick Navarro

Jed Morse
(as Nick Novarro)

Vikki Dougan

Vikki

The Brothers Four

Themselves

Sheb Wooley

Self

Johnny Cash

Self

The Gateway Trio

Themselves

Judy Henske

Self

George Hamilton IV

Self

Joe Gilbert

Self
(as Joe and Eddie)

Eddie Brown

Self
(as Joe and Eddie)

Cathie Taylor

Self

Chris Crosby

Self

Director
- Gene Nelson
Writer
- Robert E. Kent
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Trivia
This black-and-white musical, a very minor addition to the MGM catalog, failed to rate a contemporary New York Times review.

Goofs
When Ruta Lee and Peter Breck are having dinner on Ruta Lee's patio you can see her shadow in on the buildings in the background.

Quotes
Ted Grover: How's a fella supposed to kiss a gal when she's yapping all the time?
A.G. Bannister: Well, you could have hit me in the nose.
Ted Grover: Oh, no. No, it never happened. You might hit back.

Connections
Referenced in Bandstand: Episode dated 12 October 1963 (1963)

Soundtracks
Hootenanny Hoot
Written by Fred Karger and Sheb Wooley
Sung by Sheb Wooley

User reviews14

Featured review

8/10

A real hoot with or without the nanny

For just plain old laughs, this is great. This film my wife and I laughed at for most of the picture. I love it when a movie is SO cornie that it becomes laughable. What makes watching it more enjoyable is knowing that many of the actors probably saw this as their "big break" into the movies! Did people really dance like that? The music was good on the serious side, and it does serve as a period piece of film, though exaggerated.

I recommend this film for anyone who wants to have a light laugh. It isn't the best for a plot, and it really just tries to showcase the artists. If you like folk/country from the early 60s, this has some really good music.