Lay That Rifle Down is a 1955 American comedy film directed by Charles Lamont starring Judy Canova. It was the thirteenth and last in a series of Judy Canova films released by Republic Pictures.
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Plot
Judy Canova works in a hotel for her domineering aunt. Her unscrupulous relatives try to blackmail and dupe her into selling her apparently worthless farm, having been led to believe that it has enormous potential value by a couple of confidence tricksters.
Cast
Judy Canova as Judy Canova
Robert Lowery as Nick Stokes, aka Poindexter March, III
Jil Jarmyn as Betty Greeb
Jacqueline deWit as Aunt Sarah Greeb
Richard Deacon as Glover Speckleton
Robert Burton as General Ballard
James Bell as Mr. Fetcher
Leon Tyler as Horace Speckleton
Tweeny Canova as Tweeny Greeb
Songs
Judy sings three songs in this movie:
The Continental Correspondence Charm School (silly)
Sleepy Serenade (a very soothing lullaby)
I'm Glad I Was Born on My Birthday (silly)
Reception
After distribution, advertising and prints the film recorded a loss of $151,138.