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Singing on the Trail
“A WALLOP-ALOOZA OF AN ACTION MUSICAL!”
7.0 / 10• 1946• 1h 0m•NR• English
MusicWestern
Storyline
In this Western, Ken Curtis, Columbia Pictures' low-budget answer to Gene Autry, romanced one of the studio's most beautiful starlets, Rita Hayworth-lookalike Dusty Anderson. She played Helen Wyatt, whose father (the rotund Guy Kibbee) loses his ranch to the hayseed singing group the Hoosier Hot Shots. Unbeknownst to Wyatt, the Hot Shots have been swindled by a couple of Eastern crooks (Ian Keith and Matt Willis) and consider themselves the lawful owners. Chased by the irascible Wyatt, the band members seek protection from aspiring singer Curt Stanton (Curtis), who they mistake for a gunslinger.
Cast & Crew
Ken Curtis
Curt Stanton
Lead
Jeff Donnell
Cindy Brown
Guy Kibbee
Dusty Wyatt
Dusty Anderson
Helen Wyatt
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
Big Boy Webster
FC
Four Chicks and a Chuck
Speciality Act
PT
Paul Trietsch
Hezzie (of The Hoosier Hot Shots)
KT
Ken Trietsch
Ken (of The Hoosier Hot Shots)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ray Nazarro's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Singing on the Trail is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
