Posted by
Milo
on Jul 26th 2016
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| Louisiana Hayride (1944) Starring Judy Canova, Ross Hunter |
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But for the presence of the Columbia "torch lady" in the opening credits, it would be easy to mistake Judy Canova's Louisiana Hayride for one of her concurrently-produced Republic musicals. The rambunctious Canova is cast as backwoods heiress Judy Crocker, who comes to Hollywood in hopes of crashing the movies. Con artists J. Huntington McMasters (Richard Lane) and Canada Brown (George McKay) try to use Judy's presumed gullibility to their advantage, but she proves a little shrewder than she looks. Several of Canova's cornpone tunes were co-written by Saul Chaplin, later a top Hollywood musical director. And that's not all: the star's two handsome leading men are none other than Lloyd Bridges and future producer-director Ross Hunter! |
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Director: Charles Barton Writers: Manuel Seff (story), Paul Yawitz (screenplay)
Stars: Judy Canova, Ross Hunter, Richard Lane, Lloyd Bridges, Matt Willis, George McKay, Minerva Urecal
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Songs include
Rainbow Road
Written by Kim Gannon and Walter Kent
Performed by Judy Canova
You Gotta Go Where the Train Goes
Written by Kim Gannon and Walter Kent
Performed by Judy Canova
Put Your Arms Around Me, Honey (I Never Knew Any Girl Like You)
Music by Albert von Tilzer
Lyrics by Junie McCree
Performed by Judy Canova
Shortnin' Bread
Performed by Judy Canova
I'm a Woman of the World
Music by Saul Chaplin
Lyrics by Jerry Seelen
Performed by Judy Canova |
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Raucous singing and yodeling and loads of cornpone humor was pretty much the whole shebang when it came to singer/comedienne Judy Canova. Her outlandish image may be considered tacky and/or offensive by today's measure, but back in the 1930s and 1940s it really worked! By the time she left the limelight after five decades, Judy had scored in almost every major area of entertainment there was -- vaudeville, nightclubs, recording, Broadway, radio, film and TV. She has been inducted into both the radio and motion picture Walk Of Fame. |
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After performing on the Vaudeville circuit with her siblings, Judy was showcased in the Ziegfeld Follies of 1936 and went on to star in her own 1939 Broadway show, "Yokel Boy," with siblings Anne and Zeke supporting her. |
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Ross Hunter went on to become the producer of many opulent films of the 50s and 60s including Pillow Talk, Midnight Lace, Thoroughly Modern Millie and won an Oscar for Airport in 1970. |
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