Chester Wooley (Lou Costello) and Duke Egan (Bud Abbott) are traveling salesmen who make a stopover in Wagon Gap, Montana while en route to California. During the stopover, a notorious ...
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| Bud Abbott | ... | Duke Egan | |
| Lou Costello | ... | Chester Wooley | |
| Marjorie Main | ... | Widow Hawkins | |
| Audrey Young | ... | Juanita Hawkins | |
| George Cleveland | ... | Judge Benbow | |
| Gordon Jones | ... | Jake Frame | |
| William Ching | ... | Jim Simpson | |
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Peter M. Thompson | ... | Phil (as Pete Thompson) |
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Bill Clauson | ... | Matt Hawkins |
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Billy O'Leary | ... | Billy Hawkins |
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Pamela Wells | ... | Sarah Hawkins |
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Jimmy Bates | ... | Jefferson Hawkins |
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Paul Dunn | ... | Lincoln Hawkins |
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Diane Florentine | ... | Sally Hawkins |
| Rex Lease | ... | Hank | |
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Chester Wooley (Lou Costello) and Duke Egan (Bud Abbott) are traveling salesmen who make a stopover in Wagon Gap, Montana while en route to California. During the stopover, a notorious criminal, Fred Hawkins, is murdered, and the two are charged with the crime. They are quickly tried, convicted, and sentenced to die by hanging. The head of the local citizen's committee, Jim Simpson (William Ching), recalls a law whereby the survivor of a gun duel must take responsibility for the deceased's debts and family. The law spares the two from execution, but Chester is now responsible for the widow Hawkins (Marjorie Main) and her seven children. They go to her farm, where Chester is worked by Mrs. Hawkins from dawn to dusk. To make matters worse, Chester must work at the saloon at night to repay Hawkin's debt to its owner, Jake Frame (Gordon Jones). Her plan is to wear Chester down until he agrees to marry her. Chester quickly learns that no one will harm him, for fear that they will have to ... Written by RP
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
8 October 1947 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Viuda y sabia See more »Filming Locations:
Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park - 10700 W. Escondido Canyon Rd., Agua Dulce, California, USA See more »Edit
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$720,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Duke Egan: That's pretty well-staged.
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Lee 'Lasses' White, who appears in the opening scene as the stagecoach shotgun rider, was dubbed in the film by Billy House, who appeared the same year in Universal's The Egg and I (1947). See more »Quotes
Chester Wooley: We stop the stage, the bandits are waiting for the stage, and then you show up instead of the stage.Duke Egan: That's pretty well-staged.
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Abbott & Costello play two salesman named Duke Egan & Chester Woolley in the old west who, while visiting the rowdy town of Wagon Gap in Montana become famous after Chester is believed to have shot a notorious outlaw. Unfortunately, this means that Chester inherits his wife widow Hawkins(played by Marjorie Main) and his many children of varying ages. Duke is assigned as his guardian, and at first poor Chester is worked to death, but later realizes that, since no man envies his position, makes him the perfect sheriff, since no one dares oppose him for fear of being the new husband! This will change when it is learned the widow will soon be rich... Clever comedy uses an old obscure law for good comedic effect. Result is a most amusing and appealing film from the team, with Miss Main being their near-equal.