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Excuse My Dust (1951 film)

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Wikipedia article




'Excuse My Dust' is a 1951 musical comedy film starring Red Skelton. It was directed by Roy Rowland and an uncredited Edward Sedgwick.

Plot



Amateur inventor Joe Belden has his Indiana hometown in a tizzy over his new "horseless carriage" in 1895. It runs on gasoline, but the townspeople aren't impressed and only Joe's mom and his sweetheart Liz Bullitt are supportive.

Mechanical breakdowns make Joe even more unpopular with some, including Liz's father, who prefers his daughter's other suitor, Ivy Leaguer Cyrus Ransom, Jr.

A $5,000 first prize in a road race attracts newfangled contraptions from all over the land. Cy enters one himself that runs on ether and cheats in every way he can to drive Joe off the road. He succeeds, but Liz comes to the rescue and joins Joe all the way to the finish linewell, almost all the way.

Cast



* Red Skelton as Joe Belden

* Sally Forrest as Liz Bullitt (singing voice dubbed by Gloria Gray)

* Macdonald Carey as Cyrus Ransom, Jr.

* William Demarest as Harvey Bullitt

* Monica Lewis as Daisy Lou

* Raymond Walburn as Mayor Fred Haskell

* Jane Darwell as Mrs. Belden

* Lillian Bronson as Mrs. Matilda Bullitt

* Herbert Anderson as Ben Parrott

* Paul Harvey as Cyrus Random, Sr.

* Marjorie Wood as Mrs. Cyrus Random Sr.

* Lee Scott as Horace Antler

* Alex Gerry as Mr. Antler

* Jim Hayward as Nick Tosca

* Will Wright as Race judge

Production



The film was an original script by George Wells. Van Johnson was at one stage intended to star.

Musical numbers



* 'I'd Like to Take You Out Dreaming'

Performed by Macdonald Carey and Chorus

* 'Lorelei Brown'

Performed by Monica Lewis and Chorus, introduced by Herbert Anderson and Sally Forrest

* 'Goin' Steady'

Sung by Macdonald Carey, Monica Lewis, Sally Forrest, Red Skelton and Chorus

* 'Spring Has Sprung'

Performed by Red Skelton and Sally Forrest (dubbed by Gloria Gray)

* 'Get a Horse'

Performed by Macdonald Carey, William Demarest and Chorus

* 'That's for Children'

Performed by Monica Lewis, Red Skelton and Chorus

* 'Lorelei Brown' (reprise)

Danced by Sally Forrest and Chorus

* 'Spring Has Sprung' (reprise)

Sung by Sally Forrest (dubbed by Gloria Gray)

Reception



According to MGM records the film earned $1,645,000 in the US and Canada and $653,000 elsewhere, resulting in a loss of $501,000.

References




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