Lay That Rifle Down

Lay That Rifle Down is a 1955 American comedy film directed by Charles Lamont starring Judy Canova. It was the thirteenth and last in a series of Judy Canova films released by Republic Pictures.^[2]

Lay That Rifle Down
Directed by	Charles Lamont
Written by	Barry Shipman
Produced by	Sidney Picker
Starring	Judy Canova
Cinematography	John L. Russell
Edited by	Arthur Roberts
Music by	R. Dale Butts
Production company	Republic Pictures
Distributed by	Republic Pictures
Release date	July 7, 1955 (1955-07-07) (United States)
Running time	71 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$242,780[1]
Box office	200,102[1]

Plot

Judy Canova works in a hotel for her domineering aunt. Her unscrupulous relatives try to blackmail and dupe her into selling her apparently worthless farm, having been led to believe that it has enormous potential value by a couple of confidence tricksters.

Cast

• Judy Canova as Judy Canova
• Robert Lowery as Nick Stokes, aka Poindexter March, III
• Jil Jarmyn as Betty Greeb
• Jacqueline deWit as Aunt Sarah Greeb
• Richard Deacon as Glover Speckleton
• Robert Burton as General Ballard
• James Bell as Mr. Fetcher
• Leon Tyler as Horace Speckleton
• Tweeny Canova as Tweeny Greeb

Songs

Judy sings three songs in this movie:

• The Continental Correspondence Charm School (silly)
• Sleepy Serenade (a very soothing lullaby)
• I'm Glad I Was Born on My Birthday (silly)

Reception

After distribution, advertising and prints the film recorded a loss of $151,138.^[1]

See also

• List of American films of 1955