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A 17-minute-per-director musical fever dream that actually exists.
TMDB
60

Uncle Joe (1941)

chaotic goodpropaganda-corebarnyard Broadway

Overview

ComedyMusic

A pretty Chicago teenager (Gale Storm), who's being courted by an older man, is sent by her worried parents to live with her uncle on his Iowa farm.

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generational clashrural vs urban valuesmanufactured romancewartime escapism

Standout Aspects

Production

Two directors, one movie, zero cohesive vision.

Costume

Gale Storm's farm-chic transformation is unhinged.

Acting

Slim Summerville's 'Uncle Joe' energy is accidentally iconic.

Best for:Background: Iron your clothes, you'll miss nothing.·Solo: When you need to feel sane by comparison.·Friends: Drinking game: every time someone says 'Deere'.
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Director

William Strohbach

ReleasedOct 18, 1941
Runtime51m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitylow
Tonelight
Feellight
Wilding Picture Productions

Top Cast

Gale Storm

Gale Storm

Clare Day

Slim Summerville

Slim Summerville

Joe Butterfield

Zasu Pitts

Zasu Pitts

Julia Jordan

William B. Davidson

William B. Davidson

Mr. Day

Dorothy Peterson

Dorothy Peterson

Margaret Day

Dick Hogan

Dick Hogan

Bill Jones

Howard Hickman

Howard Hickman

Mr. Jones

Frank Coghlan Jr.

Frank Coghlan Jr.

Dick

Jimmy Butler

Jimmy Butler

Bob

Maynard Holmes

Maynard Holmes

Skinny

John Holland

John Holland

Paul Darcey

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

This was one of five films commissioned by the National Farm Equipment Association to boost tractor sales during WWII labor shortages.

Cultural

Gale Storm became a TV sitcom queen in the 1950s; this musical oddity remains her most inexplicable big-screen appearance.

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