A comedy musical based on the comic strip charcters created by al capp. She won a tony as daisy mae in lil abner lil abner tony winner, 1956. Lil abner is a 1940 film based on the comic strip lil abner created by al capp. Drawing for a two panel comic strip showing lil abner and daisy mae yokum.
Hardly lil, abner was a hulking, naive manchild, and the frequent foil for capps satiric stories about american life and politics. Lil abner 1959 melvin frank synopsis, characteristics. Lil abner 1959 in this adaptation of the classic comic strip about dogpatch, daisy mae leslie parrish intends to catch lil abner peter palmer on sadie hawkins day, so hell be forced to. Another film inspired by the citizens of dogpatch, this time based on the stage musical, was released in 1959. Like most hit broadway musicals of its time, the rollicking lil abnerinspired by al capps blockbuster comic stripgot the full hollywood treatment in 1959. Daisy mae wants to marry li l abner, and li l abner just wants to go fishing. Lil abner the norman panamamelvin frank filmization of their 1956 broadway hit is lively, colorful and tuneful, done with smart showmanship in every department. Lil abner directed by melvin frank available on vhs, dvd.
Lil abner was set in the impoverished mountain town of dogpatch, arkansas. While the series itself never became a television show despite an unsold pilot airing just once on nbc in 1967, fearless fosdick, a ruthless parody. The movie was produced by norman panama and directed by melvin frank cowriters of the broadway production. Since the strip ceased publication in 1977 after a 43year run, younger folks might not be familiar. A lot of capps right wing politics went over my head but i enjoyed the strip regardless. Anyway to make a long story short it wasnt until a few years ago that i finally saw lil abner for sale in a video store and all of my childhood yearnings came rushing back over me. Lil abner was the title character in the longrunning 19341977 syndicated newspaper strip by cartoonist al capp. Find release information for lil abner 1959 melvin frank on allmovie. The goingson in the rural southern community of dogpatch, usa. How lil abner kayod joe palooka and both their creators came to grief. Humor is subjective and lil abner on film is a product of the cold war world society of 1955. When residents of dogpatch, usa are notified by the government that they must evacuate, they try to persuade the government that their town is worth saving. The citizens of dogpatch are in an uproar because their ramshackle. Dogpatch usa was a theme park located in northwest arkansas along state highway 7 between the cities of harrison and jasper, an area known today as marble falls.
The beautiful drawings, delightful characters, outrageous transliterated hick accents, and narrow scrapes with death and. Tony winner for her daisy mae portrayal in lil abner. The 1959 musical version of lil abner dvd is a wonderful blast from the hollywood of yesteryear with elaborate sets and costumes. It was the second film to be based on the comic strip, the first being rkos 1940 film. Nuke tests in li l abner peter palmer and daisy maes leslie parrish dogpatch. The leads peter palmer as lil abner and leslie parrish as daisy mae are handsome and beautiful, respectively. Leslie parrish daisy mae in lil abner your own sweet well put together self 1959 movie duration. The sadie hawkins day race is fun because the choreography is so, well, moving. A seminal and longrunning 19341977 newspaper comic strip by al capp, which detailed the bizarre lives and loves of the hillbilly inhabitants of dogpatch, usa. Daisey mae wants to marry lil abner, and lil abner just wants to go. Peter palmer recreates his broadway role as lil abner yokum, the handsome, musclebound, musclebrained leading hillbilly of dogpatch, usa. Unsold sitcom tv pilot about the misadventures of the. Lil abner original, musical, comedy, broadway opened in new york city nov 15, 1956 and played through jul 12, 1958.
It was opened in 1968, and was based on the comic strip lil abner, created by cartoonist al capp and set in a fictional village called dogpatch. Daisey mae wants to marry li l abner, and li l abner just wants to go fishing. In this adaptation of the classic comic strip about dogpatch, daisy mae leslie parrish intends to catch li l abner peter palmer on sadie hawkins day, so hell. The title character was the perpetually 19yearold bighearted lunkhead, the.
Lil abner by al capp for september 14, 1934 gocomics. The show is a political farce, based upon the al capp comic strip that ran in newspapers from 1934 until 1977. As sadie hawkins day approaches, daisy mae hopes to win the hand of li l abner by catching him in the traditional race. With sammy jackson, judy canova, robert reed, jerry lester. Meanwhile, earthquake mcgoon wants to marry daisy mae. Leslie parrish dubbed and peter palmer sing namely you from the film. A seminal and longrunning 193477 newspaper comic strip by al capp, which detailed the bizarre lives and loves of the hillbilly inhabitants of dogpatch, usa. I have fond memories reading al capps lil abner in the funny papers as a kid. Capp earned his 10 bucks by finishing a sunday palooka, and he performed. Found an answer for the clue tony winner for her daisy mae portrayal in lil abner 1956 that we dont have. Lil abner is a 1959 musical film based on the comic strip of the same name created by al capp and the successful broadway musical of the same name that. In this series, joanie phoanie adopts lil abner and daisy maes son, honest abe, who. After costuming and much makeup, this pictures cast were dead ringers for the newspaper comic folks they portrayed. Time is the greatest enemy of a show like this containing then.
Older followers of hungry gerald know this was a reference to lil abner, the immensely popular and influential comic strip created by al capp 19091979. A comedy musical based on the comic strip characters created by al capp. Feb, 2014 lil abner is a film that can be found all over the internet, having resided in the public domain for some time now. Lil abner is a film that can be found all over the internet, having resided in the public domain for some time now. Around the country, colleges and communities staged sadie hawkins day events. With leslie parrish, stubby kaye, peter palmer, howard st. The citizens of dogpatch are in an uproar because their ramshackle community has been designated the. Peter palmer recreates his broadway role as lil abner yokum.
During the strips run, it was adapted into two films, a broadway musical which served as the basis for the second film, a radio serial that ran from 1939 to 1940 and five short animated films made by columbia cartoons in 1944. Lil abner is a 1959 musical film based on the comic strip of the same name created by al capp and the successful broadway musical of the same name that opened in 1956. The three most recognizable names associated with the film are buster keaton. See more ideas about lil abner, musicals and leslie parrish. View the comic strip for lil abner by cartoonist al capp created september 14, 1934 available on september 14, 1934 search form search. It was opened in 1968, and was based on the comic strip li l abner, created by cartoonist al capp and set in a fictional village called dogpatch. Peter palmer recreates his broadway role as li l abner yokum. Lil abner dvd is easily one of the best american movie musical adaptations from the 50s. The leads peter palmer as li l abner and leslie parrish as daisy mae are handsome and beautiful, respectively. Lil abner musical dvd remains a wonderful old school hollywood studio production. The film is based on the wonderful comic strip of the same name by al capp.
After costuming and much makeup, this pictures cast were. The first li l abner movie brought al capps dogpatch characters vividly to life and is in many respects superior to the screen adaptation of the 1950s abner broadway musical. I get a chuckle recalling lil abners ideal, fearless fosdick. The first lil abner movie brought al capps dogpatch characters vividly to life and is in many respects superior to the screen adaptation of the 1950s abner broadway musical. Nuke tests in lil abner peter palmer and daisy maes leslie parrish dogpatch. As sadie hawkins day approaches, daisy mae hopes to win the hand of lil abner by catching him in the traditional race. Lil abner 1959 telecharger le film film musical gratuit. Lil abner never sold as a tv series despite several attempts including an unsold pilot that aired once on nbc on september 5, 1967, but al capp was a familiar face on television for twenty years. Most of the broadway cast was retained, peter palmer reprised his portrayal of lil abner, and the stage veterans included stubby kaye, julie newmar, joe e.
Lil abner is a satirical american comic strip that appeared in many newspapers in the united states, canada and europe, featuring a fictional clan of hillbillies in the impoverished mountain village of dogpatch, usa. Except for a brief 1954 dailies sequence when frazetta drew himself as frankie the biker in a sendup of marlon brandos contemporary motorcycle film the wild ones frazettas energy was focused on the lil abner sunday strips. No other cartoonist to date has come close to capps televised exposure. For much of the early years of the strip, the marriagefearing abner. Unsold sitcom tv pilot about the misadventures of the yokum clan.
When the city is chosen as a test site for abombs, its colorful citizens take up the good fight, with lots of fun and merriment. Its not so well known now, but its a favorite of mine. It seems like our political situation is a runaway train, said meade. Lil abner directed by melvin frank available on vhs. In this adaptation of the classic comic strip about dogpatch, daisy mae leslie parrish intends to catch lil abner. Unsold sitcom tv pilot about the misadventures of the yokum clan and their hillbilly neighbors. My wait, which had begun sometime around 1975, finally ended in 2001. Daisy mae who has chased him for years and wendy wilecat who rescued him from an angry mob. With jeff york, martha odriscoll, mona ray, johnnie morris. Personally, i would love to see lil abner brought back to the screen in some way. The blatant theatricality of lil abner might at first seem like directorial laziness, but this hyperartificiality and theatricality were calculated components of the film from the very beginning even before the broadway musical was ever performed. Jan 22, 20 leslie parrish daisy mae in li l abner your own sweet well put together self 1959 movie duration. At its peak, lil abner appeared in more than 900 newspapers, with an estimated daily readership of 80 million americans.
To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our and websites. In fact, paramount purchased the rights to capps comic in august, 1955, for more than. The title character was the perpetually 19yearold bighearted lunkhead, the son of spitfire pansy mammy yokum and the dullwitted useless lucifer pappy yokum. A broadway play based on lil abner opened in 1956, and was an instant success, and remains a favorite for local productions. Written and drawn by al capp 19091979, the strip ran for 43 years, from august, 1934 through november, 1977. Written in 1956, lil abner offers a chance to laugh at human nature, both in and out of the government realm, according to an ahm press release. Allied vaughn modlil abner 1940dvd nonreturnable,new dvd, brand. It was the second film to be based on the comic strip, the first. This film lovingly recalls the dogpatch as i remember it. From 1954 till 1961 frazetta toiled as a ghost for al capp, the most famous and successful cartoonist of his era.
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