Singing on the Trail
“A WALLOP-ALOOZA OF AN ACTION MUSICAL!”
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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.
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Edited by James SweeneyShot by George F Kelley
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15 unique people credited
Top billed 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)
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