Banjo on My Knee (1936)
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Directors
John Cromwell
Cast
Barbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea, Walter Brennan, Buddy Ebsen
The story
In a shantyboat community in Pecan Point, Tennesse, Ernie Hollie marries Pearl Elliot. Businessman Mr. Slade invites himself to the wedding’s afterparty and demands to kiss the bride.
Genres
Musical, Tragic Comedy Film, comedy drama, drama film, musical film, romantic comedy
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