
An guy and a girl who are working in a carnival’s dunk tank. When inebriated Texan comes to the booth he and the guy starts drinking. Read More »
Tag Archives: Howard Keel
The War Wagon (1967) Burt Kennedy, John Wayne, Kirk Douglas, Howard Keel, Western

Taw Jackson returns from prison having survived being shot, to the ranch and gold that Frank Pierce stole from him. Read More »
The Big Fisherman (1959) Frank Borzage, John Saxon, Howard Keel, Susan Kohner, Drama, History

Howard Keel stars as a stalwart Simon-Peter, the apostle of Christ called “the fisher of men” and the “Rock” upon whom the Christian Church was founded. Read More »
Callaway Went Thataway (1951) Melvin Frank, Norman Panama, Fred MacMurray, Dorothy McGuire, Howard Keel, Comedy, Western

Two smart marketing people resurrect some old films starring cowboy Smoky Callaway and put them on television. Read More »
Annie Get Your Gun (1950) George Sidney, Busby Berkeley, Betty Hutton, Howard Keel, Louis Calhern, Biography, Comedy, Musical

A story very loosely based on the love story of Annie Oakley and Frank Butler who meet at a shooting match. Read More »
Ride, Vaquero! (1953) John Farrow, Robert Taylor, Ava Gardner, Howard Keel, Western

Esqueda, an outlaw, attempts to force settlers King and Cordelia Cameron out of his territory. Esqueda’s mother raised Rio as her own. Rio has loyalty to Esqueda but also feels the settlers should be able to stay. A showdown between the two raised as brothers is unavoidable.
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Pagan Love Song (1950) Robert Alton, Esther Williams, Howard Keel, Minna Gombell, Musical, Romance

The bronzed and be-flowered Mimi, a half-American, half-Tahitian girl, was raised on the island but longs for the good old U.S. of A. “All my life’s been one long vacation,” she sighs, “and I’m bored.” Luckily, Hap Endicott arrives on the scene. He’s an Ohio schoolteacher who has come to manage his late uncle’s coconut plantation. The two meet cute, and love and singing ensue. Includes songs at the drop of the hat, some terrific Tahitian dancing, and a lovely moment when a lovelorn Hap looks up and sees Mimi swimming gracefully among the clouds.
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