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Barnyard Follies (1940)

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67 min | Comedy, Music

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Pappy, the manager of the Farmdale orphanage, appropriates five thousand dollars of the taxpayers' money to enroll his charges in a 4-H project that could make the orphanage self-sufficient. This infuriates Hiram Crabtree and Sam Spitz, ...See morePappy, the manager of the Farmdale orphanage, appropriates five thousand dollars of the taxpayers' money to enroll his charges in a 4-H project that could make the orphanage self-sufficient. This infuriates Hiram Crabtree and Sam Spitz, who profit from selling supplies to the orphanage and therefore have no desire to see it become self-sufficient. Consequently, Crabtree and Spitz charge Pappy with misappropriation of funds and demand that he repay the money immediately. Just when things look bad for Pappy, he learns that he has inherited a nightclub and goes to the city to investigate. There he finds that the club is insolvent and that the performers are demanding their salaries. Pappy suggests that they come to Farmdale to work for their wages, and when the performers learn of the plight of the orphanage, they offer to stage a show to recoup the shortage in funds. Crabtree and Spitz, still trying to retain control of the orphanage, invoke a fire ordinance to prevent the show from being staged in a barn. To invalidate the ordinance, the orphans set fire to a haystack, and as the fire engines speed toward the fire, the youngsters chop down the bridge, stranding the trucks at the barn. The presence of the fire trucks offsets the fire hazard, and the show goes on. After Mrs. Uppington, a local dowager, exposes the motives of Spitz and Crabtree, the orphans continue to work on their 4-H project with the promise that they will be self-sufficient by the fall. See less

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33 cast members

Name	STARmeter	Known for
Mary Lee Bubbles Martin Bubbles Martin See fewer	Members only	Ridin' on a Rainbow (1941)
Rufe Davis Bucksaw Beechwood Bucksaw Beechwood See fewer	Members only	Saddlemates (1941)
June Storey Louise Dale Louise Dale See fewer	Members only	Home on the Prairie (1939)
Jed Prouty Sam Spitz Sam Spitz See fewer	Members only	Off to the Races (1937)
Victor Kilian Hiram Crabtree Hiram Crabtree See fewer	Members only	Only Angels Have Wings (1939)
Joan Woodbury Dolly Dolly See fewer	Members only	Forty Naughty Girls (1937)
Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer Alfalfa Alfalfa See fewer	Members only	Rushin' Ballet (1937)
Robert Homans Fire Inspector Fire Inspector See fewer	Members only	The Grapes Of Wrath (1940)
Dorothy Harrison Queen of Dairyland Queen of Dairyland See fewer	Members only	Barnyard Follies (1940)
Harry Cheshire Pappy (as Harry 'Pappy' Cheshire) Pappy (as Harry 'Pappy' Cheshire) See fewer	Members only	Impact (1949)
Mary Jane De Zurik Cackle Sister Cackle Sister See fewer	Members only	Barnyard Follies (1940)
Carolyn De Zurik Cackle Sister Cackle Sister See fewer	Members only	It's Polka Time (1956)
James J. Jeffries Radio Announcer (as Jim Jeffries) Radio Announcer (as Jim Jeffries) See fewer	Members only	One-Round Hogan (1927)
John Archer Jeff Hill (as Ralph Bowman) Jeff Hill (as Ralph Bowman) See fewer	Members only	White Heat (1949)
Isabel Randolph Mrs. Uppington Mrs. Uppington See fewer	Members only	The Missing Corpse (1945)
The Kidoodlers Speciality Act Speciality Act See fewer	Members only	Village Barn Dance (1940)
Paul Cordner Kidoodler Member Kidoodler Member See fewer	Members only	Romance in Rhythm (1940)
Bill Kearnes Kidoodler Member Kidoodler Member See fewer	Members only	Romance in Rhythm (1940)
Eddie Lewis Kidoodler Member Kidoodler Member See fewer	Members only	Romance in Rhythm (1940)
Bob Remington Kidoodler Member Kidoodler Member See fewer	Members only	Romance in Rhythm (1940)
Al Bridge Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited) See fewer	Members only	Blazing Six Shooters (1940)
Iola Connolly Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited) See fewer	Members only	Barnyard Follies (1940)
Norma Jean Lee Orphan Girl (uncredited) Orphan Girl (uncredited) See fewer	Members only	Barnyard Follies (1940)
Lillian Manners Actress (uncredited) Actress (uncredited) See fewer	Members only	Barnyard Follies (1940)
Robert McKenzie Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited) See fewer	Members only	Heart of the West (1936)
Frank O'Connor Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited) See fewer	Members only	Religious Racketeers (1938)
Lillian Randolph Birdie (uncredited) Birdie (uncredited) See fewer	Members only	It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Victor Robbins Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited) See fewer	Members only	Cinderella's Feller (1940)
Stephanie Toler Actress (uncredited) Actress (uncredited) See fewer	Members only	Grand Ole Opry (1940)
Jean Tours Actress (uncredited) Actress (uncredited) See fewer	Members only	Barnyard Follies (1940)
Archie Twitchell Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited) See fewer	Members only	Mickey the Kid (1939)
Frank Ward Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited) See fewer	Members only	Election Daze (1943)
Cecil Weston Actress (uncredited) Actress (uncredited) See fewer	Members only	Banjo on My Knee (1936)