A Hollywood studio goofs and signs the wrong girl--a hillbilly from the Ozarks--to a movie contract. Comedy.
Acting
Judy Canova's yodeling, drawling, physical comedy machine energy.
Production
Glorious 1940 Hollywood studio satire with actual backlot access.
Director
Gus Meins
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Judy Canova was a genuine radio star whose 'hillbilly' persona made her one of the highest-paid B-movie actresses of the era—this film essentially fictionalized her own origin story.
The studio backlot scenes were shot at Republic Pictures, the same Poverty Row studio that cranked out this film in about two weeks.
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