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Smoky Mountain Melody

Smoky Mountain Melody

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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 16, 1948

Runtime

1h 1m

Genres

Music, Western

User Score

60%

Original Title

Smoky Mountain Melody

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Director

Ray Nazarro

Description

Country-western favorite Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys star in the Columbia musical western Smoky Mountain Melody. Not much happens plotwise: Acuff, playing "himself," is a tenderfoot who somehow manages to come out on top when he heads westward. The villains (who aren't all that villainous) try to promote a phony stock deal, but Roy and his pals foils their plans. The comedy honors go to Guinn "Big Boy" Williams as a blowhard sheriff. Smoky Mountain Melody was scripted by Barry Shipman, the son of pioneering female filmmaker Nell Shipman.