The Las Vegas Hillbillys (1966)

User Rating:

3.5/10   

Director:

Arthur C. Pierce

Writer:

Larry Jackson (writer)

Genre:

Comedy | Musical

Tagline:

Jayne Swings! Mamie Sings!... in the wildest romp since Pa blew the still!

Plot:

A Hillbilly hits the big time in Las Vegas.

Plot Keywords:

Beautiful Woman | Las Vegas Nevada | Independent Film

Cast

Ferlin Husky	...	Woody
Mamie Van Doren	...	Boots Malone
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bill Anderson	...	Himself
Christian Anderson
Robert V. Barron	...	Donald
Larry Barton
Billie Bird
Don Bowman	...	Jeepers
Wilma Burgess	...	Herself
Arlene Charles
Helen Clark
Roy Drusky	...	Himself
John Harmon
Chuck Harrod
Sonny James	...	Himself
Richard Kiel
Bennett King
Theodore Lehmann
Jayne Mansfield	...	Tawny
Duke of Paducah	...	Himself
Louis Quinn
Del Reeves	...	Himself
Connie Smith	...	Herself

Also Known As:

Country Music
Country Music, U.S.A. (USA) (video title)

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Pathécolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Company:

Woolner Brothers Pictures Inc.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "The Canned Film Festival: Las Vegas Hillbillys (#1.10)" (1986)

Soundtrack:

WHITE LIGHTNING EYES

I am watching it NOW

Hilarious and lovable this is the real bumpkin deal from the mid 60s....and the DVD I have here in Australia is just perfect, folks! LAS VEGAS HILLBILLIES is exactly the type of fun the movie industry forgot how to make (the big ol' cinemas were demolished and the drive ins went broke after video came in). The color is fantastic and the extras look like the real Tennessee dentists and supermarket managers and real estate agents who financed this film. No doubt a big fat money spinner in drive ins and lovely old small town cinemas (like the ones we see re created in Back To the Future streetscapes) LAS VEGAS HILLBILLIES hails from the days when someone with a few local business contacts (like Arch Hall's dad) could make a movie, show it in a few states (and in a few States) and make some money back....and there was still a few lovable Hollywood has beens willing to appear in spangled caftans to earn a few bucks to fend off the sheriff from their rented fibro home in Malibu. The reason why this was made and the way it was made is as honest on the screen as the story here. Just love it and show it to your friends. I did and they came back for more. This is Pettycoat Junction Big Time. Maybe we here in Oz still have a sense of humor. You should too. If all else fails, shock some 21st Century teenagers with it. ha-ha.