Singing on the Trail (1946)
A WALLOP-ALOOZA OF AN ACTION MUSICAL!
60 min
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.
- Release date
- September 1, 1946
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Ken Curtis as Curt Stanton
- Jeff Donnell as Cindy Brown
- Guy Kibbee as Dusty Wyatt
- Dusty Anderson as Helen Wyatt
- Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams as Big Boy Webster
- Four Chicks and a Chuck as Speciality Act
- Deuce Spriggins' Band as Western Band
- The Plainsmen as Cowboy Trio with Spriggins Band
- The Hoosier Hotshots as The Hoosier Hotshots
- Paul Trietsch as Hezzie (of The Hoosier Hot Shots)
Crew
- Ray Nazarro · Director
- J. Benton Cheney · Writer
- Colbert Clark · Producer
- George F. Kelley · Cinematographer
- James Sweeney · Editor