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Comin' Round the Mountain

  • 1940
  • Passed
  • 1h 3m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
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Bob Burns, Jerry Colonna, and Una Merkel in Comin' Round the Mountain (1940)
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Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve relates to a W.P.A. employment advisor the story of how he lost the mayorship of the town of Monotony and became a forgotten man: Jed Blower returned to his sixt... Read allThrockmorton P. Gildersleeve relates to a W.P.A. employment advisor the story of how he lost the mayorship of the town of Monotony and became a forgotten man: Jed Blower returned to his sixteen member hillbilly family with his business partner Gusty Mann, who convinces the family... Read allThrockmorton P. Gildersleeve relates to a W.P.A. employment advisor the story of how he lost the mayorship of the town of Monotony and became a forgotten man: Jed Blower returned to his sixteen member hillbilly family with his business partner Gusty Mann, who convinces the family that they should play their mountain music on the radio. The family moves down the hill t... Read all

  • Director
    • George Archainbaud
  • Writers
    • Lewis R. Foster
    • Maxwell Shane
    • Duke Atteberry
  • Stars
    • Bob Burns
    • Una Merkel
    • Jerry Colonna
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.5/10
    59
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    • Director
      • George Archainbaud
    • Writers
      • Lewis R. Foster
      • Maxwell Shane
      • Duke Atteberry
    • Stars
      • Bob Burns
      • Una Merkel
      • Jerry Colonna
    • 3User reviews
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    Bob Burns
    Bob Burns
    • Jed Blower
    Una Merkel
    Una Merkel
    • Belinda Watters
    Jerry Colonna
    Jerry Colonna
    • Argyle Phifft
    Don Wilson
    Don Wilson
    • Don Wilson -Radio Program Announcer
    Pat Barrett
    Pat Barrett
    • Uncle Ezra Watters
    Harold Peary
    Harold Peary
    • Mayor Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve
    Bill Thompson
    Bill Thompson
    • Barney Smoot
    • (as William Thompson)
    Richard Carle
    Richard Carle
    • Lester Smoot
    Marjorie Bauersfeld
    • Ma Beagle
    • (as Mirandy)
    William Demarest
    William Demarest
    • Gutsy Mann
    Cliff Arquette
    Cliff Arquette
    • Droopy Beagle
    Luke Cosgrave
    Luke Cosgrave
    • Uncle Ditto
    Leona Roberts
    Leona Roberts
    • Aunt Polly Watters
    Zeffie Tilbury
    Zeffie Tilbury
    • Granny Stokes
    Donald Hall
    • Hillbilly Boy
    Brenda Fowler
    Brenda Fowler
    • Ma Blower
    Olin Howland
    Olin Howland
    • Pa Blower
    • (as Olin Howlin)
    Walter Catlett
    Walter Catlett
    • W.P.A. Clerk
    • Director
      • George Archainbaud
    • Writers
      • Lewis R. Foster
      • Maxwell Shane
      • Duke Atteberry
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    • Trivia
      One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
    • Connections
      Featured in Hillbilly (2018)
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    One and a half checks would be generous!
    Comin' Round the Mountain - 1940 Version. This early Paramount feature doesn't hold up to the test of time. Unfortunately, it didn't fare any better when it was first released in 1940 when critics laid into it: "not very inspiring"; "Colonna's patter not up to radio persona"; "story is only an excuse -a poor one- for the hillbilly setting!" But it was filmed in the beautiful San Bernardino Mountains and at Lake Arrowhead, so from a historical perspective - I enjoyed it. Bob 'Bazooka' Burns was a famous radio personality of the day, as were many other members of the cast - but his stilted performance can't carry the lame story about a hillbilly who made good in the big city returning to his roots. Una Merkel is about the only believable person in the bunch. Harold Peary makes his film debut as the Great Gildersleeve, a personality he created in a 1935 Fibber McGee & Molly radio play. Only highlight of the day - a hot air balloon rising over Lake Arrowhead. I wonder where it landed? This film is on 4 nitrate reels at the UCLA archives, so you won't be seeing it on TV anytime soon. One of the local residents remembers it being filmed near Twin Peaks, in the San Bernardino Mountains, and also remembers that the community was asked to participate in the crowd scenes. One and half checks out of 5 would be overly generous.
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    • Aug 30, 2000

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    • Release date
      • August 16, 1940 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 3 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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