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The Marshal's Daughter
“Man-oh-Man What a Woman!”
4.3 / 10• 1953• 1h 11m•NR• English
Western
Storyline
To fully appreciate the western comedy The Marshal's Daughter, one must be aware that its star, a zaftig, wide-eyed lass named Laurie Anders, was in 1953 a popular TV personality. A regular on The Ken Murray Show, Anders had risen to fame with the Southern-fried catchphrase "Ah love the wi-i-i-ide open spaces!" Striking while the iron was hot, the entrepreneurial Murray produced this inexpensive oater, which cast Anders as Laurie Dawson, the singing daughter of a U.S. marshal (Hoot Gibson). Teaming with her dad to capture outlaw Trigger Gans (Bob Duncan), Laurie briefly disguises herself as a masked bandit. Amidst much stock footage from earlier westerns and a plethora of lame jokes and dreadful puns, The Marshal's Daughter is a treat for trivia buffs, featuring such virile actors as Preston S. Foster, Johnny Mack Brown, Jimmy Wakely and Buddy Baer as "themselves."
Cast & Crew
Laurie Anders
Laurie Dawson
Lead
Hoot Gibson
Marshal Ben Dawson
Ken Murray
'Smiling Billy' Murray
Preston Foster
Preston Foster - Poker-Game Player
Johnny Mack Brown
Johnny Mack Brown - Poker-Game Player
Jimmy Wakely
Jimmy Wakely - Poker-Game Player
Buddy Baer
Buddy Baer - Poker Game Player
Harry Lauter
Russ Mason
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. William Berke's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Marshal's Daughter is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
