''Down Missouri Way'' is a 1946 American

musical film Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the Character (arts), characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, but in some cases, they serv ...

directed by

Josef Berne Josef Berne (January 19, 1904 – December 19, 1964) was a Russian-born American writer, film director and producer. Berne was born Josef Berstein on January 19, 1904, in Kyiv, Russia (now Ukraine). He also wrote and directed Yiddish languag ...

and written by

Sam Neuman Sam Neuman is an American writer for films and television shows as well as a songwriter. He was also an attorney-at-law. Partial filmography *''Hitler (1962 film), Hitler'' (1962) *''Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory'' (1952) *''The Hoodlum ...

. The film stars

Martha O'Driscoll Martha O'Driscoll (March 5, 1922 – November 3, 1998) was an American film actress from 1937 until 1947. She retired in 1947 after marrying her second husband, Arthur I. Appleton, mogger of Appleton Electric Company in Chicago. Early life O' ...

John Carradine John Carradine ( ; born Richmond Reed Carradine; February 5, 1906 – November 27, 1988) was an American actor, considered one of the greatest character actors in American cinema. He was a member of Cecil B. DeMille's stock company and later J ...

, Eddie Dean, William Wright,

Roscoe Karns Roscoe Karns (September 7, 1891 – February 6, 1970) was an American actor who appeared in nearly 150 films between 1915 and 1964. He specialized in cynical, wise-cracking (and often tipsy) characters, and his rapid-fire delivery enlivened many ...

and

Renee Godfrey Renee Godfrey (born Renee Vera Haal; September 1, 1919 – May 24, 1964) was an American stage and motion picture actress and singer. Early life Godfrey was born September 1, 1919, in New York, with Dutch and French ancestry as the daughter o ...

. The film was released on August 15, 1946, by

Producers Releasing Corporation Producers Releasing Corporation (generally known as PRC) was the smallest and least prestigious of the 11 Hollywood film companies of the 1940s. It was considered a prime example of what was called " Poverty Row": a low-rent stretch of Gower St ...

Plot

An agricultural professor and her scientifically-raised mule get caught up in a film shoot in the Ozarks farming community. The mule is featured in the film and the professor and producer fall for each other to the chagrin of the film's lead.

Cast

as Jane Colwell *

as Thorndyke 'Thorny' P. Dunning * Eddie Dean as Mortimer * William Wright as Mike Burton *

as Press Agent *

as Gloria Baxter * Mabel Todd as Cindy *Eddie Craven as Sam *

Chester Clute Chester Lamont Clute (February 18, 1891 – April 2, 1956) was an American actor familiar in scores of Hollywood films from his debut in 1930. Diminutive, bald-pated with a bristling moustache, he appeared in mostly unbilled roles, consis ...

as Prof. Shaw * Will Wright as Prof. Morris *

Paul Scardon Paul Scardon (6 May 1874 – 17 January 1954) was an actor, a producer, and a director on both Australian and New York stages. When he was 15, Scardon debuted on stage as a contortionist in vaudeville. He progressed from that to pantomime and t ...

as Prof. Lewis *

Earle Hodgins Earle Hodgins (October 6, 1893 – April 14, 1964) was an American actor. Career Early in his career, Hodgins was active in stock theater, including working in the Ralph Cloninger troupe of Salt Lake City, Utah, the Siegel Stock company of ...

as Press Agent *The Tailor Maids as Singing Group *The Notables as Singing Group

References

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* 1946 films American musical comedy films 1946 musical comedy films Producers Releasing Corporation films Films set in Missouri Films shot in California American black-and-white films Films directed by Josef Berne 1940s English-language films 1940s American films English-language musical comedy films {{musical-film-stub