Characters & Themes
Li’l Abner (1940) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1940 · 78 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Albert S. Rogell
- Starring
- Buster Keaton, Walter Catlett, Edgar Kennedy, Ed Brady, Jeff York, Martha O'Driscoll
The comic strip comes to life as Li’l Abner believes he has only twenty‑four hours left, prompting him to agree to marry both Daisy Mae, his long‑time pursuer, and Wendy Wilecat, who rescued him from a mob. The double wedding is settled during the town’s chaotic Sadie Hawkins Day race, packed with the strip’s slapstick humor and colorful characters.
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