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That Tennessee Beat
“He's a new kind of swinger...the Nashville Kid, and he's got a new kind of sound that's BLUE and BOLD and filled with SOUL!!!”
9.0 / 10• 1966• 1h 24m•NR• English
Music
Storyline
A singer determined to make it in country-western music lets nothing stand in his way, including stealing. The girl who loves him and a female preacher try to straighten him out and help him make it legitimately.
Cast & Crew
Dolores Faith
Belle Scofield
Lead
Minnie Pearl
Rev. Rose Conley
MT
Merle Travis
Larry Scofield
E'
Earl 'Snake' Richards
Jim Birdsell
JR
Jim Reader
Matt Nelson
SD
Sharon DeBord
Opal Nelson
BR
Boots Randolph
Boots Randolph
BM
Buddy Mize
Hoodlum Leader
What People Are Saying
5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Richard Brill's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
5.0
“Every frame feels alive. That Tennessee Beat is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
