Excuse My Dust

Excuse My Dust (1951)

M.G.M.'s Technicolor SONG and FUN film !

Joe, inventor in an American Small town of 1895 has problems with his new invention, a car, driven with a gasoline motor. Everybody is making fun about his "crazy invention", only his girl friend believes in him. When he's halfway successful, another woman tries to win his heart, and his girl-friend thinks he has quit with her. But on a race for those new horse-less vehicles, he gets in trouble and only his former girl friend is able to help him.

Date of release
1951-06-27
TMDB
7.8 / 10 (5)
Runtime
1h 22m
Genres
Comedy, Music
Director
Roy Rowland

Casting

Interesting facts

Excuse My Dust is a 1951 musical comedy film starring Red Skelton and directed by Roy Rowland and an uncredited Edward Sedgwick. The film is based on the 1943 book of the same name by Bellamy Partridge.

Production

Van Johnson had been considered for the lead role before Red Skelton was cast. The role was an opportunity for Skelton to play straight comedy rather than the slapstick style that had been his trademark.

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