''Village Barn Dance'' is a 1940 American

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by Frank McDonald, written by Dorrell McGowan and Stuart E. McGowan, and starring

Richard Cromwell Richard Cromwell (4 October 162612 July 1712) was an English statesman who served as Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1658 to 1659. He was the son of Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell. Following his father ...

, Doris Day, George Barbier,

Esther Dale Esther Dale (November 10, 1885 – July 23, 1961) was an American actress of the stage and screen. Esther Dale died in the summer of 1961 following surgery in Queen of Angels Hospital in Hollywood. Her husband, writer-director Arthur J. Beckha ...

, Robert Baldwin and

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. It was released on January 30, 1940, by

Republic Pictures Republic Pictures is currently an acquisition-only label owned by Paramount Pictures. Its history dates back to Republic Pictures Corporation, an American film studio that originally operated from 1935 to 1967, based in Los Angeles, California ...

Plot

Cast

as Dan Martin *Doris Day as Betty Withers * George Barbier as Uncle Si *

as Minerva Withers *Robert Baldwin as James Rutherford Jr. *

as James Rutherford Sr. * Myrtle Wiseman as Lulu Belle *

Scotty Wiseman Myrtle Eleanor Cooper (December 24, 1913 – February 8, 1999) and Scott Greene Wiseman (November 8, 1909 – January 31, 1981), known professionally as Lulu Belle and Scotty, were one of the major country music acts of the 1930s and 1940s, dubb ...

as Scotty *

Barbara Jo Allen Barbara Jo Allen (born Marian Barbara Henshall; September 2, 1906 – September 14, 1974) was an American actress. She was also known as Vera Vague, the spinster character she created and portrayed on radio and in films during the 1940s and 1 ...

as Vera *Frank Cook as Harmonica Player * Don Wilson as Radio Announcer *Helen Troy as Singer

References

External links

* 1940 films American comedy films 1940 comedy films Republic Pictures films Films directed by Frank McDonald Films scored by William Lava American black-and-white films 1940s English-language films 1940s American films {{1940s-US-comedy-film-stub