The Marshal's Daughter (1953)
Overview
To fully appreciate the western comedy The Marshal's Daughter, one must be aware that its star, a zaftig, wide-eyed lass named Laurie Anders, was in 1953 a popular TV personality. A regular on The Ken Murray Show, Anders had risen to fame with the Southern-fried catchphrase "Ah love the wi-i-i-ide open spaces!" Striking while the iron was hot, the entrepreneurial Murray produced this inexpensive oater, which cast Anders as Laurie Dawson, the singing daughter of a U.S. marshal (Hoot Gibson). Teaming with her dad to capture outlaw Trigger Gans (Bob Duncan), Laurie briefly disguises herself as a masked bandit. Amidst much stock footage from earlier westerns and a plethora of lame jokes and dreadful puns, The Marshal's Daughter is a treat for trivia buffs, featuring such virile actors as Preston S. Foster, Johnny Mack Brown, Jimmy Wakely and Buddy Baer as "themselves."
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 3.156 |
Directed By
William Berke
TOP CAST
Laurie Anders
Laurie Dawson
Hoot Gibson
Marshal Ben Dawson
Ken Murray
'Smiling Billy' Murray
Preston Foster
Preston Foster - Poker-Game Player
Johnny Mack Brown
Johnny Mack Brown - Poker-Game Player
Jimmy Wakely
Jimmy Wakely - Poker-Game Player
Buddy Baer
Buddy Baer - Poker Game Player
Harry Lauter
Russ Mason
Robert Bray
Anderson (as Bob Bray)
Bob Duncan
Trigger Gans
Pamela Ann Murray
Baby Laurie Dawson
Tex Ritter
Background Singer (singing voice)
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