I'm from Arkansas

I'm from Arkansas
Directed byLew Landers
Written by
Produced by
StarringSee below
CinematographyRobert Pittack
Edited byJohn F. Link Sr.
Music byClarence Wheeler
Distributed byProducers Releasing Corporation
Release date
  • 31 October 1944 (1944-10-31)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

I'm from Arkansas is a 1944 American musical comedy film directed by Lew Landers.

Plot summary

The town of Pitchfork, Arkansas makes national headlines when Esmeralda the sow gives birth to 18 piglets. Among the visitors to Pitchfork are a troupe of showgirls hoping to entertain the visitors and a folk music group returning to their home after their touring is through. In addition to the artists a meat packing company sends two men to investigate what made Esmeralda give birth to so many piglets and to bring the secret back to increase meat production.

Cast

Soundtrack

  • The Pied Pipers – "You're the Hit of the Season"
  • Jimmy Wakely and The Sunshine Girls – "You Are My Sunshine" (Written by Jimmie Davis and Charles Mitchell)
  • Jimmy Wakely – "Don't Turn Me Down Little Darlin'"
  • Jimmy Wakely and The Sunshine Girls – "Whistlin' (Walkin') Down the Lane with You" (Written by Jimmy Wakely and Oliver Drake)
  • Carolina Cotton – "I Love to Yodel" (Written by Carolina Cotton), "Yodel Mountain"
  • The Pied Pipers – "Stay Away from My Heart" (Written by Jimmy Wakely)
  • The Milo Twins – "Pass the Biscuits, Mirandy"
  • The Pied Pipers – "If You Can't Go Right, Don't Go Wrong"
  • The Milo Twins – "Pitchfork Polka"