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  • Comin' Round the Mountain (1940)
  • Passed
    63 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
Comin' Round the Mountain (1940)
Passed
63 min | Comedy, Music, Romance

Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve relates to a W.P.A. employment advisor the story of how he lost the mayorship of the town of Monotony and became a forgotten man: Jed Blower returned to his sixteen member hillbilly family with his business ...See moreThrockmorton P. Gildersleeve relates to a W.P.A. employment advisor the story of how he lost the mayorship of the town of Monotony and became a forgotten man: Jed Blower returned to his sixteen member hillbilly family with his business partner Gusty Mann, who convinces the family that they should play their mountain music on the radio. The family moves down the hill to Monotony, where their radio show brings in tourists and improves business for everyone. The Blowers refuse a chance to play in Nashville however, when they return to the mountain to feud with the Beagle family. In the meantime, Gildersleeve has been campaigning for mayor and expects to win, although he treats the townspeople and the residents of the poorhouse ruthlessly. After Gildersleeve thwarts store owner Lester Smoot's attempt to enter the campaign, Jed decides to run for Mayor when he realizes that this would improve his chance of marrying Belinda Watters, who has been pining for a balloonist since he left town years ago. The balloonist returns but does not remember Brenda, and when Jed ousts him, Belinda falls in love with him. The Blowers and the Beagles then call a truce so they can vote for Jed, and he wins by a landslide. The employment advisor decides to give Gildersleeve a job that he believes is perfect for him: as butler at the Monotony poorhouse, where Jed and Belinda marry. See less
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Writers
Lewis R. Foster (story) (screenplay) | Maxwell Shane (story) (screenplay) | Duke Atteberry (story) (screenplay) (as Duke Atterbury)
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Updated Aug 16, 1940

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Aug 16, 1940 (United States)

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21 cast members
Name Known for
Bob Burns
Jed Blower Jed Blower   See fewer
Una Merkel
Belinda Watters Belinda Watters   See fewer
Jerry Colonna
Argyle Phifft Argyle Phifft   See fewer
Don Wilson
Don Wilson -Radio Program Announcer Don Wilson -Radio Program Announcer   See fewer
Pat Barrett
Uncle Ezra Watters Uncle Ezra Watters   See fewer
Harold Peary
Mayor Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve Mayor Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve   See fewer
Bill Thompson
Barney Smoot (as William Thompson) Barney Smoot (as William Thompson)   See fewer
Richard Carle
Lester Smoot Lester Smoot   See fewer
Marjorie Bauersfeld
Ma Beagle (as Mirandy) Ma Beagle (as Mirandy)   See fewer
William Demarest
Gutsy Mann Gutsy Mann   See fewer
Cliff Arquette
Droopy Beagle Droopy Beagle   See fewer
Luke Cosgrave
Uncle Ditto Uncle Ditto   See fewer
Leona Roberts
Aunt Polly Watters Aunt Polly Watters   See fewer
Zeffie Tilbury
Granny Stokes Granny Stokes   See fewer
Donald Hall
Hillbilly Boy Hillbilly Boy   See fewer
Brenda Fowler
Ma Blower Ma Blower   See fewer
Olin Howland
Pa Blower (as Olin Howlin) Pa Blower (as Olin Howlin)   See fewer
Walter Catlett
W.P.A. Clerk W.P.A. Clerk   See fewer
Si Jenks
Hillbilly (uncredited) Hillbilly (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Milasch
Hillbilly (uncredited) Hillbilly (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Mulhall
Salesman (uncredited) Salesman (uncredited)   See fewer
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