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Movie Info & Details
Release Year1947
Runtime1h 12m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationG
GenresMusic, Western
Votes3
DirectorBernard B. Ray
WritersDorothea Knox Martin
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.0 out of 10
Cast8 credited
Also Known AsHollywood Barn Dance
About Hollywood Barn Dance
Based on and built around the west coast radio program, "The Hollywood Barn Dance", although no members of the 1947 cast of the program are in the film, but the better-known (on a national scale) Ernest Tubb and His Texas Troubadors, Jack Guthrie and Jimmy and Leon Short more than make up for that. The slight plot, around 18 songs, begins with Tubb and his band searching for $2000 needed to rebuild their town chuch after it burned down while they were rehearsing in it. Hollywood, here they come!
Directed by Bernard B. Ray, Hollywood Barn Dance leans on a strong ensemble — Ernest Tubb, Helen Boyce, Lori Talbott — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about music titles of 1947.
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