Li'l Abner
1959 | 113m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Melvin Frank |
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| Writer: | Melvin Frank, Norman Panama |
| Staring: |
| A comedy musical based on the comic strip charcters created by Al Capp. When residents of Dogpatch, USA are notified by the government that they must evacuate because of atomic bomb testing, they try to persuade the government that their town is worth saving. Meanwhile, Earthquake McGoon wants to marry Daisy Mae; Daisy Mae wants to marry Li'l Abner, and Li'l Abner just wants to go fishing. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 11, 1959 |
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| Director: | Melvin Frank |
| Writer: | Melvin Frank, Norman Panama |
| Genres: | Family, Comedy, Music |
| Keywords | based on comic |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Peter Palmer | Li'l Abner Yokum |
| Leslie Parrish | Daisy Mae |
| Stubby Kaye | Marryin' Sam |
| Julie Newmar | Stupefyin' Jones |
| Billie Hayes | Pansy ('Mammy') Yokum |
| Joe E. Marks | Pappy Yokum |
| Stella Stevens | Appassionata Von Climax |
| Bernd Hoffmann | Earthquake McGoon |
| Howard St. John | General Bullmoose |
| Al Nesor | Evil Eye Fleagle |
| Robert Strauss | Romeo Scragg |
| William Lanteau | Available Jones |
| Ted Thurston | Senator Jack S. Phogbound |
| Carmen Alvarez | Moonbeam McSwine |
| Alan Carney | Mayor Dawgmeat |
| Diki Lerner | Lonesome Polecat |
| Valerie Harper | Dogpatch girl |
| Beth Howland | Dogpatch girl |
| Joe Ploski | Hairless Joe |
| Stanley Simmonds | Rasmussen T. Finsdale |
| Jerry Lewis | Cameo / Itchy McGrathy |
| Donna Douglas | Dogpatch Girl |
| Ann Kunde | Dogpatch Woman |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Johnny Mercer | Lyricist |
| James Grant | Assistant Camera |
| Glen E. Richardson | Still Photographer |
| Al Capp | Characters |
| Joseph J. Lilley | Original Music Composer |
| Hal C. Kern | Producer's Assistant |
| Hal Pereira | Art Direction |
| J. McMillan Johnson | Art Direction |
| John P. Fulton | Special Effects |
| Grace Gregory | Set Decoration |
| Charles C. Coleman | Assistant Director |
| Arthur P. Schmidt | Editor |
| Alvin Colt | Costume Design |
| Nellie Manley | Hair Supervisor |
| Harold Lewis | Sound Recordist |
| Charles Grenzbach | Sound Recordist |
| Gene de Paul | Songs |
| Melvin Frank | Writer, Director |
| Norman Panama | Writer |
| Nelson Riddle | Original Music Composer |
| Daniel L. Fapp | Director of Photography |
| Sam Comer | Set Decoration |
| Wally Westmore | Makeup Supervisor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Norman Panama | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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