The Wistful Widow Of Wagon Gap.
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A slapstick comedy which satirizes Westerns. A huckster, unjustly convicted of murder, is reprieved by an old Montana law which makes it mandatory for him to be responsible for the murdered man's wife, children, and debts.
Chester Wooley (Lou Costello) and Duke Egan (Bud Abbott) are traveling salesmen who make a stopover in Wagon Gap, Montana while en route to California. During the stopover, a notorious criminal, Fred Hawkins, is murdered, and the two are charged with the crime. The law spares the two from execution, but Chester is now responsible for the widow Hawkins and her seven children. Duke tries to get Judge Benbow (George Cleveland) to marry Mrs Hawkins, in order to free him and Chester from their obligations.
Chester Wooley (Lou Costello) and Duke Egan (Bud Abbott) are traveling salesmen who make a stopover in Wagon Gap, Montana while en route to California. During the stopover, a notorious criminal, Fred Hawkins, is murdered, and the two are charged with the crime. The law spares the two from execution, but Chester is now responsible for the widow Hawkins and her seven children. Duke tries to get Judge Benbow (George Cleveland) to marry Mrs Hawkins, in order to free him and Chester from their obligations.
Credits
- Cast
- Bud Abbott, Lou Costello
Copyright
31Oct47 L1919, renewed 18Nov74 R590971 Renewal claimant: Universal Pictures Original author: Universal Pictures Company, Inc. & CS Company © Universal Pictures Co., Inc. & C S Co.; 31Oct47; LP1919.
Complete catalog record
THE WISTFUL WIDOW OF WAGON GAP. Universal Pictures Co., Inc., c1947. 78 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. Summary: A slapstick comedy which satirizes Westerns. A huckster, unjustly convicted of murder, is reprieved by an old Montana law which makes it mandatory for him to be responsible for the murdered man's wife, children, and debts. Credits: Producer, Robert Arthur; director, Charles T. Barton; original story, D. D. Beauchamp, William Bowers; screenplay, Robert Lees, Frederic I. Rinaldo, John Grant; music, Walter Schumann; orchestrations, David Tamkin; film editor, Frank Gross. Cast: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Marjorie Main, Audrey Young, George Cleveland. © Universal Pictures Co., Inc. & C S Co.; 31Oct47; LP1919.
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- Wikidata · Q3824771 ↗ — country
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