Backwoods mountain towns Rimrock and Big Bend have been the competitive rivals of Bench County for years, holding an annual cross-country foot race. Rimrock hasn't won in five years, and gambling on the race has left most pockets in the town quite empty. Travelling salesman Wilbur McMurtry (Donald O'Connor) is late for the Rimrock stage, and when Mayor Maribel Mathews (Marjorie Main) sees him catch up to it on foot, she arranges for Sheriff Sharkey Dolan (Joe Besser) to trump up charges on McMurtry and detain him for the big race. Literally a prisoner, Wilbur is hardly willing to be Rimrock's champion, that is, until he meets Maribel's niece Libby and the two quickly fall in love. But opponent Emory Tuttle has his eye on Libby too, and conspires with Big Bend Mayor Chauncey Martin to saboutage Wilbur on the day of the race.
Other Cast: Herbert Heywood (Judge), Harry Brown (Man in tree), William Sundholm, Monte Montague (Men in cafe), Francis Ford, Tommy Coats (Checkers), Francis Williams, John Beck, Lane Bradford, Johnny Carpenter, Al Murphy, Robert A. O'Neil, Jasper Palmer (Townsmen)
Other Crew: Bernard Herzbrun, Frank A. Richards (Art Directors), Ray Jeffers (Set Decorator), Rosemary Odell (Costume Design), Carmen Dirigo (Hair Stylist), Ken Weeks (Production Manager), Horace Hough (Assistant Director), Richard DeWeese (Sound), E. Brown (Grip), Clifford Kling (Still Photographer), Robert Rhea (Cameraman) After the success of THE EGG AND I (1947), Universal quickly reteamed its 'Ma & Pa Kettle' costars Marjorie Main and Percy Kilbride in this Donald O'Connor song-and-dance showcase. FEUDIN' proved they had excellent chemistry, so the studio launched Main and Kilbride in the popular Ma and Pa Kettle film series.
Costar Fred Kohler Jr. ('Emory Tuttle') was the son of Three Stooges costar Fred Kohler (HORSES' COLLARS).
Cast Members: Donald O'Connor (Wilbur McMurty) · Penny Edwards (Libby Mathews) · Marjorie Main (Maribel Mathews) · Percy Kilbride (Billy Caswell) · Joe Besser (Sharkey Dolan) · Fred Kohler Jr. (Emory Tuttle) · Howland Chamberlain (Doc Overholt) · Alvin Hammer (Milton Wurtle) · Harry Shannon (Chauncey Martin) · Edmund Cobb (Stage driver) · Joel Friedkin (Stage passenger) · I. Stanford Jolley (Guard) · Fred Fox (Townsman) · Rex Lease (Townsman) · Charles Middleton (Townsman) · Hank Worden (Judge) · Kenneth MacDonald (Judge) · Roy Butler (Man in cafe) · Art Miles (Large man) · Gene Roth (Large man) · Louis Da Pron (Specialty dancer) · Eddie Parker (stunts)
Production Crew: George Sherman (Director) · Leonard Goldstein (Producer) · Aaron Rosenberg (Associate Producer) · D. D. Beauchamp (Story and Screenplay) · Irving Glassberg (Director of Photography) · Edward Curtiss (Film Editor) · Russell A. Gausman (Set Decoration) · Leslie I. Carey (Sound Director) · Leith Stevens (Music and Lyrics) · Al Dubin (Music and Lyrics) · Burton Lane (Music and Lyrics) · Louis Da Pron (Choreographer) · Bud Westmore (Makeup) · Pat Betz (Script Supervisor)
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