Red Garters

1954
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1h 31m

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A man visits a frontier town seeking to avenge his brother's murder.A man visits a frontier town seeking to avenge his brother's murder.A man visits a frontier town seeking to avenge his brother's murder.

Director
- George Marshall
Writers
- Michael Fessier
- Frank Tashlin
Stars

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5.8/10

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Director
- George Marshall
Writers
- Michael Fessier
- Frank Tashlin
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 nomination total

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Rosemary Clooney

Calaveras Kate

Jack Carson

Jason Carberry

Guy Mitchell

Reb Randall

Pat Crowley

Susan Martinez De La Cruz

Gene Barry

Rafael Moreno

Cass Daley

Minnie Redwing

Frank Faylen

Billy Buckett

Reginald Owen

Judge Wallace Winthrop

Buddy Ebsen

Ginger Pete

Richard Hale

Dr. J. Pott Troy

Joanne Gilbert

Sheila Winthrop

Pat Blake

Dancer
(uncredited)

Carmen Clifford

Dancer
(uncredited)

Joan Corbett

Dancer
(uncredited)

Frank Cordell

Townsman
(uncredited)

Lorinne Crawford

Dancer
(uncredited)

Alvin Burke Deer

Indian Boy
(uncredited)

Melvin Blake Deer

Indian Boy
(uncredited)

Director
- George Marshall
Writers
- Michael Fessier
- Frank Tashlin
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Trivia
The stylized sets were inspired by an article in "Life" Magazine about the western Yellow Sky (1948). The article showed the cast of "Yellow Sky" on sets that were clearly only false fronts, as are the sets in this film.

Goofs
During the Reb/Rapael shootout Reb's hat is hit and the front of the crown blows upward at the same time there is a small puff of smoke showing where the squib went off.

Crazy credits
[prologue] You are about to see a new kind of "western". We hope you won't take it too seriously, because our story takes place in a land that never existed, called, Limbo County, California.

Connections
Referenced in Place the Face: Episode dated 11 February 1954 (1954)

Soundtracks
Red Garters
Written by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans
Sung by Rosemary Clooney and chorus

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6/10

Fun, stagey Western operetta/spoof

In 1872, a jovial-but-formidable stranger (Guy Mitchell) rides into Limbo County, California, on an unknown mission where he engages in contention, friendship, romance and... potentially deadly gunfights. The cast includes the likes of Rosemary Clooney, Jack Carson, Gene Barry and Frank Faylen.

"Red Garters" (1954) is a colorful set-bound Western parody/musical. It's like "The Wizard of Oz" in the cinematic Old West, but without the fantastical elements and a focus on romance and quick-draw silliness, etc.

With a name like "Red Garters" you know one of the highlights is the women. Other than perky Rosemary Clooney (George Clooney's aunt), there's Pat Crowley (Susan), Joanne Gilbert (Sheila) and the several beautiful showgirls who perform inside and outside the saloon.

The movie runs 1 hour, 31 minutes, and was shot at Paramount Studios, Hollywood.

GRADE: B-