Julie Newmar Books

If you don't know the Lil Abner story line you've missed a lot of fun. The DVD is absolutely terrific with great acting. A must for every DVD collection!

As good as it was when it first came out. Refreshing departure from the decadent movies and TV of today.

Happy musical from the fifties. Good, carefree, family entertainment.

This is a fun musical based on the improbability that the government will bomb a community based on the fact there was no usefulness about them. The cast of characters then try to prove there is something useful. At first it is thought that Mammie's tonic will provide the proof. That fails, but they are saved at the last moment. The show includes the Sadie Hawkins race where women try to catch a husband and an evil businessman and his shady female associate try to control the race and the availability of Mammie's tonic. The highlight of the entire show, however, is Stubby Kaye who plays the part of Marrying Sam. His portrayal and his singing are superb. I recommend this DVD for anyone who enjoys fun improbabilities and especially those who remember the Lil Abner cartoon strip that was printed for so many years in the nation's newspapers.

Anyone who enjoys Musicals or the comic strip Lil Abner will enjoy this video. Larry

Al Capp's characters went to Broadway, then to Hollywood. Capp lost a leg in a trolley accident as a boy. His bitterness wraps itself in satire. The music is forgettable. My interest is Julie Newmar as Stupefyin' Jones. She is a secret weapon invented by Available Jones, a metaphor for the atomic bomb. Jones unleashes her in the Sadie Hawkins Day race to stupefy men so the women of Dogpatch catch husbands. Newmar is devastating in seamed nylons. She was the sexiest woman in the history of women---5'11", 145 pounds. She was never an actress, being cast in nonhuman roles. Ultimately, she proved more than a body, raising her son, who was born with Down Syndrome. Li'l Abner is dated but still turns up on the stage. I saw it at the Derby Dinner Playhouse in Clarksville, Indiana.