Down Missouri Way

When an agricultural professor returns home to the farm with her scientifically-raised mule for a needed rest, they find themselves caught up in a movie being filmed in the Ozarks.

Cast

Martha O'Driscoll

as Jane Colwell

John Carradine

as Thorndyke 'Thorny' P. Dunning

Eddie Dean

as Mortimer

William Wright

as Mike Burton

Roscoe Ates

as Pappy

Renee Godfrey

as Gloria Baxter

Mabel Todd

as Cindy

Eddie Craven

as Sam

Chester Clute

as Prof. Shaw

Will Wright

as Prof. Morris

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