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National Barn Dance (1944)
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76 min | Comedy, Music, Romance

National Barn Dance (1944)

Approved

76 min | Comedy, Music, Romance

Made at the time when the National Barn Dance program, on radio station WLS (for World's Largest Store and owned by Sears & Roebuck) in Chicago, was as big on a national scale listening audience as "The Grand Ole Opry" out of Nashville. ...See moreMade at the time when the National Barn Dance program, on radio station WLS (for World's Largest Store and owned by Sears & Roebuck) in Chicago, was as big on a national scale listening audience as "The Grand Ole Opry" out of Nashville. The film highlights the leading acts then performing on the program; comedian Pat Buttram (Pat Buttram), announcer Joe Kelly (Joe Kelly),(before his Quiz Kids stint), Lulubelle & Scotty (Scotty Wiseman and wife Myrtle Wiseman)), the Dinning Sisters trio, Arkie the Arkansas Wood Chooper (Luther W. Ossenbrink) and the Hoosier Hot Shots quartet, whose musical abilities and creativity were vastly underrated. The piffle of a story begins in the early days of radio (Calvin Coolidge was President) but otherwise seems to take place in 1944, which made things easier on the Art and Set directors. Agent John Berke (Charles Quigley) thinks advertising executive Mitcham (Robert Benchley) wants to put together a program of hillbilly performers---a term used until later years when Nashville went uptown and changed it to Country & Western---and hies himself down to a country town where Lulubelle (Myrtle Wiseman) & Scotty (Scott Wiseman) hold a barn dance in their barn every Saturday night featuring themselves and their farm hands, although it is not quite clear just what chores the Dinning Sisters perform. He signs all hands to a contract, brings them to Chicago and learns that Mitcham has no intentions of putting together such a program to be sponsored by the Garvey Soup Company owned by the Garveys (Charles Dingle and Mabel Paige). A bit of plot contrivance---a small bit--- changes all of that, and the National Barn Dance is born. Written by Les Adams See less

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49 cast members

Name	Known for
Jean Heather Betty Betty See fewer	Double Indemnity (1944)
Charles Quigley Johnny Burke Johnny Burke See fewer	The Crimson Ghost (1946)
Robert Benchley J.B. Mitcham J.B. Mitcham See fewer	Foreign Correspondent (1940)
Mabel Paige Mrs. Garvey Mrs. Garvey See fewer	Someone to Remember (1943)
Charles Dingle Mr. Garvey Mr. Garvey See fewer	The Little Foxes (1941)
Pat Buttram Pat Buttram Pat Buttram See fewer	Robin Hood (1973)
Joe Kelly Joe Kelly Joe Kelly See fewer	The Quiz Kids (1949)
Myrtle Wiseman Myrtle Wiseman (as Lulubelle) Myrtle Wiseman (as Lulubelle) See fewer	Village Barn Dance (1940)
Scotty Wiseman Scotty Wiseman (as Scotty) Scotty Wiseman (as Scotty) See fewer	Village Barn Dance (1940)
The Dinning Sisters Sister Singing Act Sister Singing Act See fewer	Fun and Fancy Free (1947)
The Hoosier Hotshots The Hoosier Hotshots The Hoosier Hotshots See fewer	Leatherheads (2008)
Frank Kettering Frank - Bass Fiddle Frank - Bass Fiddle See fewer	Thumbs Up (1943)
Paul Trietsch Hezzie - Guitar Hezzie - Guitar See fewer	Smoky River Serenade (1947)
Charles Ward Gabe - Clarinet & Tenor Gabe - Clarinet & Tenor See fewer	Smoky River Serenade (1947)
Ken Trietsch Ken - Guitar Player Ken - Guitar Player See fewer	Over the Santa Fe Trail (1947)
Luther W. Ossenbrink Arkie (as Arkie the Arkansas Woodchopper) Arkie (as Arkie the Arkansas Woodchopper) See fewer	National Barn Dance (1944)
National Barn Dance Troupe Troupe Performers Troupe Performers See fewer	National Barn Dance (1944)
Phyllis Kennedy Milly Milly See fewer	The Heavenly Body (1944)
Oliver Blake Gillespie (uncredited) Gillespie (uncredited) See fewer	Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm (1951)
Arthur Q. Bryan Samson (uncredited) Samson (uncredited) See fewer	The Devil Bat (1940)
Bob Burns Farmer at Barn Dance (uncredited) Farmer at Barn Dance (uncredited) See fewer	Jus' Travlin' (1925)
Tex Cooper Farmer at Barn Dance (uncredited) Farmer at Barn Dance (uncredited) See fewer	King of the Bullwhip (1950)
William Desmond Farmer at Barn Dance (uncredited) Farmer at Barn Dance (uncredited) See fewer	Around the World in Eighteen Days (1923)
Ginger Dinning Ginger Dinning (uncredited) Ginger Dinning (uncredited) See fewer	That Texas Jamboree (1946)
Jean Dinning Jean Dinning (uncredited) Jean Dinning (uncredited) See fewer	American Graffiti (1973)
Lou Dinning Lou Dinning (uncredited) Lou Dinning (uncredited) See fewer	That Texas Jamboree (1946)
Fern Emmett Farmer's Wife (uncredited) Farmer's Wife (uncredited) See fewer	Ten Nights in a Bar-Room (1931)
Patricia Farr Secretary (uncredited) Secretary (uncredited) See fewer	This Gun for Hire (1942)
Betty Farrington Woman at Barn Dance (uncredited) Woman at Barn Dance (uncredited) See fewer	Rescue 8 (1958)
Frank Faylen Musical Team Member (uncredited) Musical Team Member (uncredited) See fewer	It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Mary Gordon Mrs. Owen (uncredited) Mrs. Owen (uncredited) See fewer	Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Howard Hickman Mr. Hollander (uncredited) Mr. Hollander (uncredited) See fewer	Gone with the Wind (1939)
Stan Johnson Radio Man (uncredited) Radio Man (uncredited) See fewer	Song of My Heart (1948)
Billy Lechner Elevator Boy (uncredited) Elevator Boy (uncredited) See fewer	Junior Army (1942)
Wilbur Mack Barber (uncredited) Barber (uncredited) See fewer	Redheads on Parade (1935)
Charles Marsh Man with Racing Form (uncredited) Man with Racing Form (uncredited) See fewer	Atlantic City (1944)
James Millican Radio Man (uncredited) Radio Man (uncredited) See fewer	Winchester '73 (1950)
Jack Mulhall Radio Man (uncredited) Radio Man (uncredited) See fewer	The Three Musketeers (1933)
Constance Purdy Opera Singer (uncredited) Opera Singer (uncredited) See fewer	Jiggs and Maggie in Society (1947)
Ronald R. Rondell Radio Man (uncredited) Radio Man (uncredited) See fewer	Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
Albert Ruiz Masher (uncredited) Masher (uncredited) See fewer	Road to Rio (1947)
Fred Sanborn Xylophonist (uncredited) Xylophonist (uncredited) See fewer	Soup to Nuts (1930)
Syd Saylor Man Doing Breathing Exercises on Street (uncredited) Man Doing Breathing Exercises on Street (uncredited) See fewer	The Lost Jungle (I) (1934)
Steve Wayne Performer (uncredited) Performer (uncredited) See fewer	Army Bound (1952)
Doodles Weaver Musical Team Member (uncredited) Musical Team Member (uncredited) See fewer	The Birds (1963)
Pat West Farmer (uncredited) Farmer (uncredited) See fewer	His Girl Friday (1940)
Max Willenz Nick (uncredited) Nick (uncredited) See fewer	Gretchen Schubert (1926)
Ian Wolfe Minister (uncredited) Minister (uncredited) See fewer	Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
Hank Worden Farmer at Barn Dance (uncredited) Farmer at Barn Dance (uncredited) See fewer	The Searchers (1956)