The Marshal's Daughter

The Marshal's Daughter (1953)

Man-oh-Man What a Woman!

To fully appreciate the western comedy The Marshal's Daughter, one must be aware that its star, a zaftig, wide-eyed lass named Laurie Anders, was in 1953 a popular TV personality. A regular on The Ken Murray Show, Anders had risen to fame with the Southern-fried catchphrase "Ah love the wi-i-i-ide open spaces!" Striking while the iron was hot, the entrepreneurial Murray produced this inexpensive oater, which cast Anders as Laurie Dawson, the singing daughter of a U.S. marshal (Hoot Gibson). Teaming with her dad to capture outlaw Trigger Gans (Bob Duncan), Laurie briefly disguises herself as a masked bandit. Amidst much stock footage from earlier westerns and a plethora of lame jokes and dreadful puns, The Marshal's Daughter is a treat for trivia buffs, featuring such virile actors as Preston S. Foster, Johnny Mack Brown, Jimmy Wakely and Buddy Baer as "themselves."

Date of release
1953-06-25
TMDB
4.3 / 10 (6)
Runtime
1h 11m
Genres
Western
Director
William Berke

Casting

Interesting facts

The Marshal's Daughter is a 1953 American Western comedy film directed by William Berke, produced by Ken Murray and written by Bob Duncan, the latter two appearing in the film. The film stars Laurie Anders, Hoot Gibson, Preston Foster and Johnny Mack Brown. The film was released on June 26, 1953, by United Artists.

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