Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay!
Scudda Hoo Scudda Hay is a 1948 American comedy film, written and directed by F. Hugh Herbert, starring June Haver, Lon McCallister and Walter Brennan. Released by 20th Century Fox, it is known for Marilyn Monroes earliest speaking role, a oneline bit part.
Farmer Milt Dominy Henry Hull and his son Daniel Lon McCallister, who is called Snug, commiserate with each other about their loathing of Judith Anne Revere, Milts second wife, and her brutish son Stretch Robert Karnes. Milt decides to return to the sea while Snug takes a job as a hired hand with a neighboring farmer, Robert Roarer McGill Tom Tully, with whose daughter, Rad June Haver, he is in love, although the daughter gets her kicks out of keeping him guessing about her true feelings. Her father neither encourages nor endorses the courtship.Some days later, Snug offers to buy two mules, named Crowder and Moonbeam, from his boss, to add to his income. Roarer agrees but warns Snug that ownership of the mules will revert to him if Snug misses even one payment. Snug then takes Crowder and Moonbeam to Tony Walter Brennans farm, and Tony, who was once a dedicated mule driver before falling down on his luck and becoming an alcoholic. While learning about the mules, Snug also deals with Judith and Stretch, who are trying to take over the Dominy farm. ........
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