The Marshal's Daughter 1953

Synopsis:

To fully appreciate the western comedy The Marshal's Daughter, one must be aware that its star, a zaftig, wide-eyed lass named Laurie Anders, was in 1953 a popular TV personality. A regular on The Ken Murray Show, Anders had risen to fame with the Southern-fried catchphrase "Ah love the wi-i-i-ide open spaces!" Striking while the iron was hot, the entrepreneurial Murray produced this inexpensive oater, which cast Anders as Laurie Dawson, the singing daughter of a U.S. marshal (Hoot Gibson). Teaming with her dad to capture outlaw Trigger Gans (Bob Duncan), Laurie briefly disguises herself as a masked bandit. Amidst much stock footage from earlier westerns and a plethora of lame jokes and dreadful puns, The Marshal's Daughter is a treat for trivia buffs, featuring such virile actors as Preston S. Foster, Johnny Mack Brown, Jimmy Wakely and Buddy Baer as "themselves."

Directed by: William Berke
Written by: Bob Duncan
Runtime: 71 minutes
Tagline: Man-oh-Man What a Woman!
Cast:
Laurie Anders
Laurie Anders
Laurie Dawson 
Hoot Gibson
Hoot Gibson
Marshal Ben Dawson 
Ken Murray
Ken Murray
'Smiling Billy' Murray 
Preston Foster
Preston Foster
Preston Foster - Poker-Game Player 
Johnny Mack Brown
Johnny Mack Brown
Johnny Mack Brown - Poker-Game Player 
Jimmy Wakely
Jimmy Wakely
Jimmy Wakely - Poker-Game Player