Singing on the Trail
Seen it?1946 | 60 min | Music, Western
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for most people.
- The mood
- Easygoing.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1946: an older pace and style.
In this Western, Ken Curtis, Columbia Pictures' low-budget answer to Gene Autry, romanced one of the studio's most beautiful starlets, Rita Hayworth-lookalike Dusty Anderson. She played Helen Wyatt, whose father (the rotund Guy Kibbee) loses his ranch to the hayseed singing group the Hoosier Hot Shots. Unbeknownst to Wyatt, the Hot Shots have been swindled by a couple of Eastern crooks (Ian Keith and Matt Willis) and consider themselves the lawful owners. Chased by the irascible Wyatt, the band members seek protection from aspiring singer Curt Stanton (Curtis), who they mistake for a gunslinger.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 635 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Ray Nazarro
- Ken CurtisCurt Stanton
- Jeff DonnellCindy Brown
- Guy KibbeeDusty Wyatt
- Dusty AndersonHelen Wyatt
- Guinn 'Big Boy' WilliamsBig Boy Webster
- Four Chicks and a ChuckSpeciality Act
- Paul TrietschHezzie (of The Hoosier Hot Shots)
- Ken TrietschKen (of The Hoosier Hot Shots)
- Gil TaylorGil (of The Hoosier Hot Shots)
- Charles WardGabe (of The Hoosier Hot Shots)