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Lay That Rifle Down

  • 19551955
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 11m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
106
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Judy Canova in Lay That Rifle Down (1955)
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Judy works for a pittance as a char in her aunt's hotel. To add spice to her life she enrols on a charm course but it's a scam. Soon the swindlers show up and plan to use her to con her aunt... Read allJudy works for a pittance as a char in her aunt's hotel. To add spice to her life she enrols on a charm course but it's a scam. Soon the swindlers show up and plan to use her to con her aunt out of her money.Judy works for a pittance as a char in her aunt's hotel. To add spice to her life she enrols on a charm course but it's a scam. Soon the swindlers show up and plan to use her to con her aunt out of her money.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
106
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    • Charles Lamont
    • Barry Shipman
  • Stars
    • Judy Canova
    • Robert Lowery
    • Jil Jarmyn
    • Charles Lamont
    • Barry Shipman
  • Stars
    • Judy Canova
    • Robert Lowery
    • Jil Jarmyn
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    • 7User reviews
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    Judy Canova in Lay That Rifle Down (1955)
    Judy Canova and Robert Lowery in Lay That Rifle Down (1955)
    Judy Canova in Lay That Rifle Down (1955)
    Judy Canova and William Fawcett in Lay That Rifle Down (1955)
    Judy Canova, Jacqueline deWit, and Robert Lowery in Lay That Rifle Down (1955)
    Judy Canova in Lay That Rifle Down (1955)
    Judy Canova and Robert Lowery in Lay That Rifle Down (1955)
    Judy Canova, Richard Deacon, and Jacqueline deWit in Lay That Rifle Down (1955)
    Judy Canova and Robert Lowery in Lay That Rifle Down (1955)
    Judy Canova in Lay That Rifle Down (1955)
    Judy Canova and Jacqueline deWit in Lay That Rifle Down (1955)
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    Judy Canova
    Judy Canova
    • Judy Canova
    Robert Lowery
    Robert Lowery
    • Nick Stokes, aka Poindexter March, III
    Jil Jarmyn
    Jil Jarmyn
    • Betty Greeb
    Jacqueline deWit
    Jacqueline deWit
    • Aunt Sarah Greeb
    Richard Deacon
    Richard Deacon
    • Glover Speckleton
    Robert Burton
    Robert Burton
    • General Ballard
    James Bell
    James Bell
    • Mr. Fetcher
    Leon Tyler
    • Horace Speckleton
    Tweeny Canova
    • Tweeny Greeb
    Marjorie Bennett
    Marjorie Bennett
    • Mrs. Speckleton
    • (uncredited)
    Paul E. Burns
    Paul E. Burns
    • Mr. Gribble
    • (uncredited)
    Edmund Cobb
    Edmund Cobb
    • Sheriff Cushing
    • (uncredited)
    William Fawcett
    William Fawcett
    • Wurpie, the Bank Teller
    • (uncredited)
    Mimi Gibson
    Mimi Gibson
    • Terry Fetcher
    • (uncredited)
    Rudy Lee
    Rudy Lee
    • Billy Fetcher
    • (uncredited)
    Donald MacDonald
    Donald MacDonald
    • Johnny Fetcher
    • (uncredited)
    Pierre Watkin
    Pierre Watkin
    • Mr. Coswell
    • (uncredited)
      • Charles Lamont
      • Barry Shipman
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    • Soundtracks
      The Continental Correspondence Charm School
      Written by Jack Elliott and Donald Kahn

      Sung by Judy Canova

    User reviews7

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    8/10
    Surprisingly Good - Grab Some Popcorn and Get Wise to Judy Canova!
    I wish so much that family friendly comedy like this packed the theaters today. Nice plot twists and surprising talent from Judy Canova. Good blend of slapstick and situation comedy. My favorite line: "I was upstairs in the attic settin' mousetraps." I have to use that line sometime. The banker is played by a staple from the Dick Van Dyke show. He played "Mel". Can you name him? Watch for some low-key pathos as this country bumpkin manages her dignity, and her love for a houseful of orphans, in a sea of sharks. This may not seem related, but in the world of ballet, I recall how Ballerina Christine Sarry described the role of the cowgirl from Copland's "Rodeo". If you're not careful, you will break your neck doing those moves. In this film, Judy Canova, a skilled performer, must act like an awkward country girl, who is practicing body movements she learned from a fake charm school. There is a scene where the body control for this stunt was impressive, as it was funny. Turn on to Judy Canova. I must find more of her.
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    • Dec 5, 2017

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    • Release date
      • July 7, 1955 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
      • Iverson Ranch - 1 Iverson Lane, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Republic Pictures (I)
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    • 1 hour 11 minutes
      • Black and White

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