Li'l Abner (1959)
| Release Date | 11 December 1959 |
| Tagline | COMES ALIVE IN TECHNICOLOR! (original print ad - all caps) |
| Genre | Comedy, Musical, Family |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Satire, Musical Fantasy |
| Themes | Small-Town Life, Fighting the System, Unlikely Heroes |
| Tones | Bright, Fanciful, Humorous, Stylized |
| Tags | Americana, Bomb, Hillbilly, Music, Nuclear Testing, Nuclear Weapon, Race [competition], Small Town, Strength |
Li'l Abner is a 1959 musical film based on the comic strip of the same name created by Al Capp. It was also based on a successful Broadway musical that opened in 1956. The movie was produced by Norman Panama and directed by Melvin Frank (co-writers of the Broadway production).
Cast and Crew
Cast
Peter Palmer
Li'l Abner Yokum
Howard St. John
Gen. Bullmoose
Billie Hayes
Pansy Yokum
Joe E. Marks
Pappy Yokum
Bern Hoffman
Earthquake McGoon
Al Nesor
Evil Eye Fleagle
William Lanteau
Available Jones
Ted Thurston
Sen. Jack S. Phogbound
Carmen Álvarez
Moonbeam McSwine
Stanley Simmonds
Rasmussen T. Finsdale
Diki Lerner
Lonesome Polecat
Joe Ploski
Hairless Joe
Ken Ackles
Bit part
Lesley-Marie Colburn
Young Hillbilly girl
Nick Dimitri
Muscleman, among others
Bonnie Evans
Chorus Dancer
Hope Holiday
Chorus Dancer
Maureen Hopkins
Chorus Dancer
Bob Jellison
Government Man
Robert Karl
Chorus Dancer
Ann Kunde
Dogpatch Townswoman
Fran McHale
Chorus Dancer
Robert Smart
Bullmoose Yes Man
Dolores Starr
Zsa Zsa
Director
Melvin Frank
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Producer
Melvin Frank
writer
Norman Panama
producer, writer
Original Music
Joseph J. Lilley
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Non-Original Music
Gene de Paul
Cinematographer
Daniel L. Fapp
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Editor
Arthur P. Schmidt
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Art Director
J. McMillan Johnson
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Hal Pereira
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Set Decorator
Sam Comer
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Grace Gregory
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Costume Designer
Alvin Colt
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Makeup Department
Nellie Manley
hair stylist
Wally Westmore
makeup supervisor
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Charles C. Coleman
assistant director
Art Department
Jean Eckart
stage production scenery
William Eckart
stage production scenery
Gene Lauritzen
construction coordinator
Sound Department
Charles Grenzbach
sound recordist
Harold Lewis
sound recordist
Howard Beals
supervising sound editor
Special Effects
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Alvin Colt
costume designer: original stage production
Yvonne Wood
wardrobe executed by
Editorial Department
Richard Mueller
color consultant: Technicolor
Music Department
Lehman Engel
music arranger: vocal arrangements, original stage production
Philip J. Lang
orchestrator: original stage production
Joseph J. Lilley
conductor, music arranger: vocals
Genevieve Pitot
music arranger: ballet music, original stage production
Dee Dee Wood
stager: musical numbers
Imogene Lynn
singing voice: Leslie Parrish
Other Crew
Hal C. Kern
assistant to producer
Terence Little
dialogue coach
Production Company
Paramount Pictures
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Triad Productions
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Distributor
Paramount Pictures
National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
Paramount Home Video
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Punto Zero
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Above and Beyond (1952)
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Knock on Wood (1954)
Li'l Abner
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Strange Bedfellows (1965)
Strictly Dishonorable (1951)
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