Li'l Abner
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62% Critic Match

Li'l Abner

6.2 / 10 1959 1h 53mNR English
ComedyMusicFamily

Storyline

A comedy musical based on the comic strip charcters created by Al Capp. When residents of Dogpatch, USA are notified by the government that they must evacuate because of atomic bomb testing, they try to persuade the government that their town is worth saving. Meanwhile, Earthquake McGoon wants to marry Daisy Mae; Daisy Mae wants to marry Li'l Abner, and Li'l Abner just wants to go fishing.

Cast & Crew

Peter Palmer

Peter Palmer

Li'l Abner Yokum

Lead
Leslie Parrish

Leslie Parrish

Daisy Mae

Stubby Kaye

Stubby Kaye

Marryin' Sam

Julie Newmar

Julie Newmar

Stupefyin' Jones

Billie Hayes

Billie Hayes

Pansy ('Mammy') Yokum

Joe E. Marks

Joe E. Marks

Pappy Yokum

Stella Stevens

Stella Stevens

Appassionata Von Climax

BH

Bernd Hoffmann

Earthquake McGoon

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Melvin Frank's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Li'l Abner is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker