Buy Me That Town

Buy Me That Town is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Eugene Forde and written by Murray Boltinoff, Harry A. Gourfair, Gordon Kahn and Martin Rackin. The film stars Lloyd Nolan, Constance Moore, Albert Dekker, Sheldon Leonard, Barbara Jo Allen, Edward Brophy and Warren Hymer. The film was released on October 3, 1941, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2]

Buy Me That Town
Theatrical release poster
Directed byEugene Forde
Produced bySol C. Siegel
Screenplay byMurray Boltinoff
Harry A. Gourfair
Gordon Kahn
Martin Rackin
StarringLloyd Nolan
Constance Moore
Albert Dekker
Sheldon Leonard
Barbara Jo Allen
Edward Brophy
Warren Hymer
Music byVictor Young
CinematographyTheodor Sparkuhl
Edited byWilliam Shea
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • October 3, 1941 (1941-10-03)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

After their boss, racketeer Chink Moran, is drafted by the Army, the crook Rickey Dean and his prizefighter pal Louie Lanzer leave town for a vacation. Their speeding car is stopped in the country and Rickey and Louie come up before Judge Paradise, who issues them a fine. They meet the judge's beautiful daughter, Virginia.

Rickey discovers the town is unincorporated, it is free to raise revenue through fines, and gets a brainstorm to turn the town into a place where fugitives can hide out safely. He buys the town and hires Chink's thugs for civic positions like police and fire chief.

Virginia eventually appeals to Rickey to do something good, like reopen the town's factory. Chink is released from the Army and a showdown develops between them. Rickey ends up with the town and the girl.

Cast

References
  1. "Buy Me That Town (1941) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-08-06.
  2. "Buy-Me-That-Town - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2015-08-06.


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