Friendly Neighbors (1940)
IT'S hi-jinks IN THE HILLS!
The Weaver Brothers hit the road and taste the hobo's life in this, the sixth, entry in the eleven-film "Weaver Brothers and Elviry" comedy-drama series. The singing hayseed family's journey begins when a drought destroys their farm. The young travelers soon hook up with a band of tramps and end up in a small town that has been nearly destroyed by the floods that occasionally roar through it. The Weavers' are moved by the townsfolk's plight and so decide to stay a spell and help out.
- Date of release
- 1940-11-17
- TMDB
- 8.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 7m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- Nick Grindé
Casting
- Leon Weaver — Abner Weaver
- Frank Weaver — Cicero Weaver
- June Weaver — Elviry Weaver
- Lois Ranson — Nancy Williams
- Spencer Charters — Bumblebee Hibbs
- Cliff Edwards — Notes
- John Hartley — Breeze Kid
- Loretta Weaver — Violey Weaver
- Al Shean — Doc
- Thurston Hall — The Governor
- Margaret Seddon — Martha Williams
- Clarence Wilson — Silas Barton
Interesting facts
Friendly Neighbors is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Nick Grinde and written by Dorrell McGowan and Stuart E. McGowan. The film stars the vaudeville comedy troupe the Weaver Brothers and Elviry, with Lois Ranson, Spencer Charters and Cliff Edwards. The film was released on November 17, 1940, by Republic Pictures.
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