Yokel Boy

Yokel Boy is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Joseph Santley and written by Isabel Dawn. It is based on the 1939 play Yokel Boy by Lew Brown. The film stars Albert Dekker, Joan Davis, Eddie Foy Jr., Alan Mowbray, Roscoe Karns and Mikhail Rasumny. The film was released on March 13, 1942, by Republic Pictures.[1][2][3]

Yokel Boy
Directed byJoseph Santley
Screenplay byIsabel Dawn
Story byRussell Rouse
Based onYokel Boy
by Lew Brown
Produced byRobert North
StarringAlbert Dekker
Joan Davis
Eddie Foy Jr.
Alan Mowbray
Roscoe Karns
Mikhail Rasumny
CinematographyErnest Miller
Edited byEdward Mann
Music byMort Glickman
Production
company
Distributed byRepublic Pictures
Release date
  • March 13, 1942 (1942-03-13)
Running time
69 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

Hollywood studio boss R. B. Harris is desperate for a box-office hit. Reading about a young man in Kansas who has gained a reputation as the movies' number one fan, Harris summons him, Joe Ruddy, to ask his advice about a new gangster story. Joe suggests hiring a real gangster. Joe goes to Chicago to see the notorious "Buggsy" Malone, first trying a nightclub where Buggsie's sister Molly is the featured singer. Molly manages to coax her brother into doing the movie, eager to get him to give up his criminal ways and even hiding a million dollars of his cash until he turns over a new leaf.

On the movie set, leading lady Vera Valaize is irate about the casting and Buggsie's rewriting of the scenes, so she walks off. Molly is asked by her brother to take over the part. During a bank robbery scene shot on location, a couple of Buggsie's cronies hatch a scheme to actually rob the bank. By the time Buggsie straightens everything out, he finds out Molly's fallen in love with Joe and arranges their wedding on the way home.

Cast

References
  1. "Yokel Boy (1942) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-11-06.
  2. Sandra Brennan. "Yokel Boy (1942) - Joseph Santley". AllMovie. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  3. "Yokel Boy". Afi.com. Retrieved 2015-11-06.


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