Aaron Slick of Pun'kin Crick
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| Directed by | Claude Binyon |
| Produced by |
William Perlberg George Seaton |
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Story: Claude Binyon Play: Walter Benjamin Hare |
| Starring |
Alan Young Dinah Shore Adele Jergens Robert Merrill Minerva Urecal Martha Stewart Veda Ann Borg |
| Music by | Robert Emmett Dolan |
| Cinematography | Charles Lang |
| Edited by | Archie Marshek |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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95 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick (a.k.a. Marshmallow Moon in the UK and the Philippines and Härkiä, heiniä ja hakkailua in Finland) was a 1952 'hillbilly' movie made by Paramount Pictures, directed by Claude Binyon and produced by William Perlberg and George Seaton. It is based on a 1919 play by Walter Benjamin Hare which was one of the most produced plays in the history of American theater with 40,000 performances, as of 1952, mainly by amateur groups. The cinematography was by Charles Lang and the costume design by Edith Head.
The film stars Alan Young, Dinah Shore and Robert Merrill. Supporting are Adele Jergens, Minerva Urecal, Martha Stewart (not to be confused with Martha Stewart, television host and home-decorating mogul), and Veda Ann Borg. Alan Young had previously appeared in only three films–in the 1940s and all supporting roles. Dinah Shore had only acted eight years previously, in Up in Arms (1944) and Belle of the Yukon (1944), and this was her last major film role. The film also marked the debut of opera star Robert Merrill.
It is a musical of a dreamy farm widow, played by Shore, obsessed with moving to the city. She is courted by shy-bumpkin neighbor (Young), and is almost tricked out of her land by crooks (Merrill and Jergens) who know there is an oilfield there.
Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick had an unfortunate release. Produced in Technicolor as an A production, its boxoffice failed in its initial playdates. The film thereafter opened as a B movie.
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