Jim Smiley has a frog that can jump further than anyone else's frog, and Jim becomes obsessed with entering the frog in all of the local jumping-frog contests, not realizing that his obsession is about to cost him his marriage.
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Cast
| Edgar Buchanan | ... |
Jim Smiley
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| Anna Lee | ... |
Nancy Smiley
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| Robert Shayne | ... |
Judge Leonidas K. Carter
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| Gary Gray | ... |
Bob Smiley
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| Hobart Cavanaugh | ... |
Amos
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| Stanley Andrews | ... |
Sheriff Dingle
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| George Lynn | ... |
Mr. Crow
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Billy Sheffield | ... |
Monty Carter
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| Marietta Canty | ... |
Hester
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| Paul E. Burns | ... |
Bartender
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| George Chesebro | ... |
Creditor (uncredited)
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Robert B. Churchill | ... |
Stranger (uncredited)
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| Chester Clute | ... |
Villager (uncredited)
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Tom Coffey | ... |
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Earle S. Dewey | ... |
Racetrack Judge (uncredited)
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Jerry Franks Jr. | ... |
Bookmaker (uncredited)
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Jack Gargan | ... |
Stranger (uncredited)
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Rodney Hildebrand | ... |
Dog Handler (uncredited)
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| Thomas E. Jackson | ... |
Captain Grayson (uncredited)
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| Si Jenks | ... |
Villager (uncredited)
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| Al Kunde | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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| Norman Leavitt | ... |
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
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Ralph Littlefield | ... |
Villager (uncredited)
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| Louis Mason | ... |
Villager (uncredited)
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| Mantan Moreland | ... |
Ice Cream Vendor (uncredited)
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Joseph C. Narcisse | ... |
Dock Worker (uncredited)
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| Pat O'Malley | ... |
Steward (uncredited)
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Vester Pegg | ... |
Creditor (uncredited)
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| Jack Perrin | ... |
Villager on Dock (uncredited)
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| Ralph Peters | ... |
Bookmaker (uncredited)
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| 'Snub' Pollard | ... |
Dog Handler (uncredited)
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William Sundholm | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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| Al Thompson | ... |
Creditor (uncredited)
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| John Tyrrell | ... |
Dock Officer (uncredited)
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| Emmett Vogan | ... |
Race Announcer (uncredited)
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Directed by
| John Sturges | ||
Written by
| Edward Huebsch | ... | (screenplay) |
| Mark Twain | ... | (story "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County") |
Produced by
| Ted Richmond | ... | producer |
Cinematography by
| Vincent J. Farrar | ... | (as Vincent Farrar) |
Editing by
| James Sweeney | ||
Art Direction by
| Walter Holscher | ||
Set Decoration by
| James Crowe | ||
Makeup Department
| Helen Hunt | ... | hair stylist |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Paul Donnelly | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Howard Fogetti | ... | sound technician |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Irving Klein | ... | camera operator |
| Pat Sutherland | ... | grip |
Music Department
| Mischa Bakaleinikoff | ... | musical director |
| Werner R. Heymann | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Howard Jackson | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| John Leipold | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Arthur Morton | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Joseph Nussbaum | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Ben Oakland | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| George Parrish | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Louis Silvers | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Marlin Skiles | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Rose Loewinger | ... | script supervisor |
Production Companies
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- Columbia Pictures (1948) (United States) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures of Canada (1948) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures Corporation (1948) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Screen Gems (1959) (United States) (tv)
- Sony Pictures Television (2002) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2014) (United States) (DVD) (Sony Choice Collection)
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| Taglines | A GAMBLING MAN WHO'D BET ON ANYTHING...EVEN LOVE! (original print media ad - all caps) See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Mark Twain's daughter, Clara Clemens Samoussoud, sued Columbia Pictures for $300,000, objecting to the "corny love story" that had "deformed and mutilated" her father's favorite story. See more » |