
Overview
A comedy musical based on the comic strip charcters created by Al Capp. When residents of Dogpatch, USA are notified by the government that they must evacuate because of atomic bomb testing, they try to persuade the government that their town is worth saving. Meanwhile, Earthquake McGoon wants to marry Daisy Mae; Daisy Mae wants to marry Li'l Abner, and Li'l Abner just wants to go fishing.
Fun facts
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Nominations
Nominated for the Oscar for Best Original Musical Score (1960)
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Based on
Based on the comic Li'l Abner
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Music
Music by Gene de Paul
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Daniel L. Fapp
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Melvin FrankWriter
- Norman PanamaWriter
- Al CappCharacters
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- December 11, 1959
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- United States of America


































