Kentucky Moonshine

Kentucky Moonshine is a 1938 American comedy musical film directed by David Butler and released by 20th Century Fox.

Kentucky Moonshine
Directed by	David Butler
Screenplay by	M. M. Musselman Jack Lait Jr.
Produced by	Darryl F. Zanuck
Starring	The Ritz Brothers Tony Martin Marjorie Weaver
Cinematography	Robert H. Planck
Edited by	Irene Morra
Color process	Black and white
Production company	20th Century Fox
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	May 20, 1938 (1938-05-20)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Radio star Jerry Wade's program ratings are falling and he suggests to his sponsors a show that is different and he goes to Kentucky to find an idea. Caroline, a Kentucky girl in New York trying to crash into radio, learns of Wade's quest and takes her three friends, Harry, Jimmy and Al Ritz, also aspiring to show-business fame, to Kentucky with her, where Wade discovers them in beards, guns, feuds, moonshine and every cliché that fits the hillbillies lifestyle. He stages a broadcast from the hills, which is not heard because of technical difficulties. He takes the whole troupe back to New York with him.

Cast

• Ritz Brothers as Themselves
• Tony Martin as Jerry Wade
• Marjorie Weaver as Caroline
• Slim Summerville as Hank Hatfield
• John Carradine as Reef Hatfield
• Wally Vernon as Gus Bryce
• Berton Churchill as J.B.
• Eddie Collins as 'Spats' Swenson
• Cecil Cunningham as Landlady
• Paul Stanton as Mortimer Hilton
• Mary Treen as 'Sugar' Hatfield
• Francis Ford as Grandpa Hatfield
• The Brian Sisters as Specialty
• Clarence Hummel Wilson as Attorney
• Frank McGlynn, Jr. as Clem Hatfield
• Jan Duggan as Nurse
• Si Jenks as Buckboard Driver
• Irving Bacon as Hotel
• Olin Howland as Tom Slack
• John Hiestand as Radio Announcer
• Carroll Nye as Radio Announcer
• Tom Hanlon as Radio Announcer

External links

• Kentucky Moonshine at IMDb