''The Old Homestead'' is a 1935 American romantic western

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 ...

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William Nigh William Nigh, born Emil Kreuske (October 12, 1881 – November 27, 1955), was an American film Film director, director, screenwriter, writer, and actor. His film work sometimes lists him as either "Will Nigh" or "William Nye". Biography Nig ...

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Mary Carlisle Mary Carlisle (born Gwendolyn Witter; February 3, 1914 – August 1, 2018) was an American actress, singer, and dancer, best known for her roles as a wholesome ingénue in numerous 1930s musical-comedy films. She starred in more than 60 Holly ...

... Nancy Abbott *

Lawrence Gray Lawrence Gray (July 27, 1898 – February 2, 1970) was an American actor of the 1920s and 1930s. Early life and career Born on July 27, 1898, in San Francisco, Gray attended schools there and worked in Standard Oil Company's export depar ...

... Bob Shackleforth *

Willard Robertson Willard Robertson (January 1, 1886 – April 5, 1948) was an American actor and writer. He appeared in more than 140 films from 1924 to 1948. He was born in Runnels, Texas and died in Hollywood, California. Biography Robertson first worked ...

... Uncle Jed * Dorothy Lee ... Elsie Wilson * Edward J. Nugent ... Rudy Nash (as Eddie Nugent) * Lillian Miles ... Peggy *

Fuzzy Knight John Forrest "Fuzzy" Knight (May 9, 1901 – February 23, 1976) was an American film and television actor. He was also a singer, especially in his early career. He appeared in more than 180 films between 1928 and 1967, usually as a cowboy hero' ...

... Lem *

Eddie Kane Eddie Kane (August 12, 1889 – April 30, 1969) was an American actor who appeared in over 250 productions from 1928 to 1959. Biography Kane was born in St. Louis, Missouri. His early career was in vaudeville as a member of the two-man te ...

... Mr. Wertheimer *Harry Conley ... J. Wilberforce Platt, Press Agent * Tim Spencer ... Vern, Member of Sons of the Pioneers (as Vern Spencer) *

Bob Nolan Bob Nolan (born Clarence Robert Nobles; April 13, 1908 – June 16, 1980, name changed to Robert Clarence Nobles in 1929) was a Canadian-born American singer, songwriter, and actor. He was a founding member of the Sons of the Pioneers, and comp ...

... Bob, Member of Sons of the Pioneers *

Roy Rogers Roy Rogers (born Leonard Franklin Slye; November 5, 1911 – July 6, 1998), nicknamed the King of the Cowboys, was an American singer, actor, television host, and Rodeo, rodeo performer. Following early work under his given name, first as a c ...

... Len, Member of

Sons of the Pioneers The Sons of the Pioneers are one of the United States' earliest Western singing groups. Known for their vocal performances, their musicianship, and their songwriting, they produced innovative recordings that have inspired many Western music per ...

*Hugh Farr ... Hugh, Member of

*Sally Sweet ... Singer

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* 1935 films 1930s romantic musical films American Western (genre) musical films American black-and-white films American romantic musical films Films directed by William Nigh 1930s English-language films 1930s American films Films scored by Howard Jackson (composer) English-language romantic musical films English-language Western (genre) musical films {{1930s-Western-film-stub