Mudhoney (film)
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Mudhoney is a 1965
film by Russ Meyer
based on the novel by Raymond Friday Locke.
) is traveling from Michigan to California and stops in Spooner, Missouri, where Lute Wade (Stuart Lancaster
) hires McKinney for odd jobs. McKinney gets involved with Wade's niece, Hannah Brenshaw (Antoinette Christiani). She is married to Sidney (Hal Hopper), a wife-beating drunk who hopes to inherit his uncle-in-law's money. Sidney and an eccentric preacher named Brother Hanson (Frank Bolger) plot against McKinney, who finds it difficult to conceal his mysterious past and his growing affection for Sidney's wife.
1965 in film
The year 1965 in film involved some significant events, with The Sound of Music topping the U.S. box office.-Top grossing films : After theatrical re-issue- Awards :Academy Awards:...
film by Russ Meyer
Russ Meyer
Russell Albion "Russ" Meyer was a U.S. motion picture director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer, editor, actor and photographer....
based on the novel by Raymond Friday Locke.
Plot summary
In this Depression-era tale, Calif McKinney (John FurlongJohn Furlong
John Furlong was an American actor. He dubbed the voice of Russ Meyer in all of Meyer's film appearances. He died on June 23, 2008.-Filmography:* Mudhoney * Blazing Saddles * The Front Page...
) is traveling from Michigan to California and stops in Spooner, Missouri, where Lute Wade (Stuart Lancaster
Stuart Lancaster (actor)
Stuart Gage Lancaster was an American actor known for roles in Russ Meyer films.Born in Evanston, Illinois, Lancaster's grandfather was circus owner Charles Ringling. He served as an aviator in the United States Navy in World War II. He moved to Los Angeles in 1962...
) hires McKinney for odd jobs. McKinney gets involved with Wade's niece, Hannah Brenshaw (Antoinette Christiani). She is married to Sidney (Hal Hopper), a wife-beating drunk who hopes to inherit his uncle-in-law's money. Sidney and an eccentric preacher named Brother Hanson (Frank Bolger) plot against McKinney, who finds it difficult to conceal his mysterious past and his growing affection for Sidney's wife.