Summaries

A showmen team is mistaken for a cattle baron and his sister.

Cornie and Debbie work at a carnival's dunk tank. One day, an inebriated Texan comes to the booth he and Cornie start drinking. The Texan invites him to a function where Cornie is mistaken for the Texan and Debbie for the man's sister. Cornie loses a wager and doesn't know how he's going to pay it. Meanwhile, Debbie finds herself attracted to the Texan's foreman.[email protected]

Debbie Telford (Esther Williams), a carnival performer, and her manager,Cornie Quinell (Red Skelton). are mistaken for a wealthy Texan cattleman and his sister. Cornie encourages the erroneous belief, and gets himself and Debbie into a series of romances and financial complications.—Les Adams <[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • farce comedy
  • swimming
  • woman wears a swimsuit
  • poker the card game
  • swimsuit
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Romance
  • Music
Release date Oct 4, 1951
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Approved
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
Production companies Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Box office

Budget $1684000

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 17m
Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

Synopsis

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