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Hollywood's fakest cowboy gets saved by a yodeling hillbilly and chaos ensues.
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Chatterbox (1943)

screwball energycountry bumpkin comedymeta-Hollywood satire

Overview

While shooting a western on location, a Hollywood "cowboy" star--whose offscreen image is exactly the opposite of his onscreen one--is saved from disaster by a gregarious local girl. She winds up becoming not only his leading lady in the movie but, because of a set of nutty offscreen circumstances, his fiancé in real life.

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authenticity vs performanceclass collisionHollywood illusion

Standout Aspects

Acting

Judy Canova's yodeling, fearless physical comedy.

Production

Meta western-movie-within-a-movie set design.

Best for:Solo: When you need pure escapist nonsense from 1943.·Background: Iron your vintage clothes to this.
Joseph Santley

Director

Joseph Santley

ReleasedApr 27, 1943
Runtime1h 16m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitylow
Tonelight
Feellight
Republic Pictures

Top Cast

Joe E. Brown

Joe E. Brown

Rex Vane

Judy Canova

Judy Canova

Judy Boggs

Rosemary Lane

Rosemary Lane

Carol Forrest

John Hubbard

John Hubbard

Sebastian Smart

Gus Schilling

Gus Schilling

Gillie

Chester Clute

Chester Clute

Wilfred Peckinpaugh

Anne Jeffreys

Anne Jeffreys

Vivan Gale

Emmett Vogan

Emmett Vogan

Roger Grant

Billy Bletcher

Billy Bletcher

Black Jake

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Joe E. Brown's rubber-faced physical comedy made him one of Warner Bros' top 1930s stars, though this B-picture was late-career filler.

Cultural

Judy Canova's 'hillbilly' persona was huge in radio; this film cashed in on her rural comedy brand while gently mocking Hollywood itself.

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