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The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap (1947)
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78 min | Comedy, Western

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The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap (1947)

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78 min | Comedy, Western

Chester Wooley (Lou Costello) and Duke Egan (Bud Abbott) are traveling salesmen who make a stopover in Wagon Gap, Montana en route to California. During the stopover, notorious criminal Fred Hawkins is murdered and the two are charged with...See moreChester Wooley (Lou Costello) and Duke Egan (Bud Abbott) are traveling salesmen who make a stopover in Wagon Gap, Montana en route to California. During the stopover, notorious criminal Fred Hawkins is murdered and the two are charged with the crime. They are quickly tried, convicted, and sentenced to die by hanging. The head of the local citizens' committee, Jim Simpson (William Ching), recalls a law whereby the survivor of a gun duel must take responsibility for the deceased's debts and family. The law spares the two from execution, but Chester is now responsible for the widow Hawkins (Marjorie Main) and her seven children. They go to her farm, where she works Chester from dawn to dusk, and at night he must work at the saloon to repay Hawkins' debt to its owner, Jake Frame (Gordon Jones). Her plan is to wear Chester down until he agrees to marry her. Chester quickly learns that no one will harm him, for fear that they will need to support Mrs. Hawkins and her family. Simpson makes Chester the sheriff hoping that fear of him will help clean up the lawless town. For protection, Chester carries around a photograph of Mrs. Hawkins and her kids. The approach works for a while, and Chester is heralded as a hero. Meanwhile, Duke still plans to go to California and tries to get Judge Benbow (George Cleveland) to marry Mrs. Hawkins to free him and Chester from their obligations. He starts a rumor that Mrs. Hawkins is about to become rich once the railroad buys her land to lay tracks. The rumor spreads quickly, and everyone tries to kill Chester hoping to marry Mrs. Hawkins(and share, or manage, her expected fortune). Frame eventually confesses to Hawkins' murder; Duke and Chester are cleared and allowed to leave town, but not before they admit that they fabricated the railroad rumor. Benbow still wants to marry Mrs. Hawkins, and she agrees. She then announces that the railroad actually did offer her substantial money, and she is now wealthy. Written by RP See less

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58 cast members

Name	Known for
Bud Abbott Duke Egan Duke Egan See fewer	Hold That Ghost (1941)
Lou Costello Chester Wooley Chester Wooley See fewer	Hold That Ghost (1941)
Marjorie Main Widow Hawkins Widow Hawkins See fewer	Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm (1951)
Audrey Young Juanita Hawkins Juanita Hawkins See fewer	Follow That Woman (1945)
George Cleveland Judge Benbow Judge Benbow See fewer	A Date with Judy (1948)
Gordon Jones Jake Frame Jake Frame See fewer	Flying Tigers (1942)
William Ching Jim Simpson Jim Simpson See fewer	In a Lonely Place (1950)
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