Untamed Heiress (1954)

Walter Martin and Eddie Taylor are a couple of theatrical agents, and they receive a visit from Andrew "Cactus" Clayton, who is looking for Effie Canova, who grub-staked him years ago. He ... See full summary »

Director:

Charles Lamont

Writers:

Barry Shipman (screenplay), Jack Townley (story)

Stars:

Judy Canova, Don 'Red' Barry, George Cleveland

Cast

Cast overview:
Judy Canova	...	Judy
Don 'Red' Barry	...	'Spider' Mike Lawrence (as Donald Barry)
George Cleveland	...	Andrew 'Cactus' Clayton
Taylor Holmes	...	Walter Martin
Chick Chandler	...	Eddie Taylor
Jack Kruschen	...	Louie
Hugh Sanders	...	Williams
Douglas Fowley	...	Pal
William Haade	...	Friend
Ellen Corby	...	Mrs. Flanny

Storyline

Walter Martin and Eddie Taylor are a couple of theatrical agents, and they receive a visit from Andrew "Cactus" Clayton, who is looking for Effie Canova, who grub-staked him years ago. He longs to share his wealth with her and offers Martin and Taylor a thousand dollars if they'll find her. They learn that Effie is dead, but her daughter is in an orphanage. Unable to finance the trip, they make a deal with "Spider" Mike Lawrence, getting $200 from him to, supposedly, bet on a horse. At the orphanage, they find that Effie's daughter, Judy Canova is far too old to adopt, so they sign her to a contract and promise her a theatrical career. But before that can set out for Nugget City to collect from "Cactus", Mike and his henchman, Louie , catch up with them. It seems that the horse they didn't bet on won paying gigantic odds. So, all four men go to Nugget City with Judy, Once there, they learn that "Cactus" has been ruled incompetent, through a scheme by Williams and his two henchmen ...

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Plot Keywords:

orphanage | henchman | contract | agent | scheme | 

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Music | Western

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 April 1954 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Republic Pictures (I)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

70 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Welcome"
Written by Jack Elliott

User Reviews

Judy Canova? Because her pictures made money, that's why.

Walter Martin (Taylor Holmes) and Eddie Taylor (Chick Chandler) are a couple of theatrical agents, and they receive a visit from Andrew "Cactus" Clayton (George Cleveland), who is looking for Effie Canova, who grub-staked him years ago. He longs to share his wealth with her and offers Martin and Taylor a thousand dollars if they'll find her.

They learn that Effie is dead, but her daughter is in an orphanage. Unable to finance the trip, they make a deal with "Spider" Mike Lawrence, getting $200 from him to, supposedly, bet on a horse. At the orphanage, they find that Effie's daughter, Judy Canova (Judy Canova, and no, she isn't playing HERSELF)is far too old to adopt, so they sign her to a contract and promise her a theatrical career. But before that can set out for Nugget City to collect from "Cactus", Mike and his henchman, Louie (Jack Kruschen), catch up with them. It seems that the horse they didn't bet on won paying gigantic odds. So, all four men go to Nugget City with Judy, Once there, they learn that "Cactus" has been ruled incompetent, through a scheme by Williams (Hugh Sanders) and his two henchies Douglas Fowley and William Haade, who are trying to learn where "Cactus" has hidden his wealth.

But, Judy takes over.