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Hillbilly Blitzkrieg

1942 · 63 min

A breezy, silly wartime farce full of broad hillbilly gags and slapstick spy antics that never takes itself seriously.

Directed by
Roy Mack
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Bud Duncan, Edgar Kennedy, Cliff Nazarro
Tagline
Those bodacious varmits who've made all America laugh at them in the comics will have you yelling at their Thrillarious film adventures!
Overview
Nazi spies mistake Snuffy Smith's moonshine for a new secret rocket fuel and try to steal the "formula."

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Roy Mack
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Bud Duncan, Edgar Kennedy, Cliff Nazarro
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • deception
  • crime
  • identity
Places
  • countryside
  • military
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour8
Realism3
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight1

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Roy Mack
Written by
Ray Harris
Starring
Bud Duncan, Edgar Kennedy, Cliff Nazarro, Lucien Littlefield, Doris Linden, Jack Carr
Runtime
63 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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