Li'l Abner (1959)

  • NR
  • 12/11/1959 (US)
  • Comedy, Music, Family
  • 1h 53m

Overview

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.

Melvin Frank

Writer, Director

Norman Panama

Writer

Al Capp

Characters

Cast

Peter Palmer's headshot

Peter Palmer

Li'l Abner Yokum
Leslie Parrish's headshot

Leslie Parrish

Daisy Mae
Stubby Kaye's headshot

Stubby Kaye

Marryin' Sam
Julie Newmar's headshot

Julie Newmar

Stupefyin' Jones
Billie Hayes's headshot

Billie Hayes

Pansy ('Mammy') Yokum
Joe E. Marks's headshot

Joe E. Marks

Pappy Yokum
Stella Stevens's headshot

Stella Stevens

Appassionata Von Climax
Bernd Hoffmann's headshot

Bernd Hoffmann

Earthquake McGoon

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