Take Me to Town (1953)

Saloon entertainer Vermilion O'Toole and her former partner in crime Newt Cole escape from a train ride to prison and hide out in logging town Timberline. Meanwhile, the three 'cute' sons ... See full summary »

Director:

Douglas Sirk

Writers:

Richard Morris (screenplay), Richard Morris (story)

Stars:

Ann Sheridan, Sterling Hayden, Phillip Reed

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Ann Sheridan	...	Vermilion O'Toole aka Mae Madison
Sterling Hayden	...	Will Hall
Phillip Reed	...	Newton Cole
Lee Patrick	...	Rose
Lee Aaker	...	Corney Hall
Harvey Grant	...	Petey
Dusty Henley	...	Bucket
Larry Gates	...	Marshal Ed Daggett
Forrest Lewis	...	Ed Higgins, Storekeeper
Phyllis Stanley	...	Mrs. Edna Stoffer
Dorothy Neumann	...	Felice Pickett
Ann Tyrrell	...	Louise Pickett

Storyline

Saloon entertainer Vermilion O'Toole and her former partner in crime Newt Cole escape from a train ride to prison and hide out in logging town Timberline. Meanwhile, the three 'cute' sons of widower Will Hall come to town in search of a wife for their dad, and pick our heroine. Vermilion needs to lay low to escape the marshal, so she accepts the boys' offer to visit pioneer community Pine Grove. Once there, she annoys local Mrs. Grundys but eventually starts to fit in. But what is that blackhearted villain Newt Cole up to?

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Plot Keywords:

widower | singer | past | widow | on the run | 

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Taglines:

The tall, tall tale of Vermillion O'Toole.

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Genres:

Comedy | Western

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 June 1953 (USA)

Also Known As:

Babamizi Evlendirecegiz

Filming Locations:

Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal International Pictures (UI)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

81 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

A Malayan Sun Bear, the most easily tamed of all bears, is presented as the dangerous American Grizzly.

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Soundtracks

"TAKE ME TO TOWN"
Written by Lester Lee and Dan Shapiro
Performed by Dorothy Neumann, Ann Tyrell, Ann Sheridan

User Reviews

God knows his own.

Saloon singer Ann Sheridan on the run finds love with widower preacher Sterling Hayden who has got three cute kids.It's not a great Sirk movie,(it's perhaps even one of his least interesting efforts) but it predates some aspects of his soon-to-come "all that Heaven allows" (one could begin to detect in " has anybody seen my gal?" ): a man and a woman who are worlds apart and whose relationship is blamed by the well-meaning holier-than -thou ladies in the town.The children steal the show from the stars in every scene they are in.The "show in the show" trick,on the other hand ,having little connection with the plot ,is not very exciting.