| Jeepers Creepers | |
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| Directed by | Frank Mcdonald |
| Written by | Dorrell McGowan Stuart E. McGowan |
| Produced by | Armand Schaefer |
| Starring | Roy Rogers |
| Cinematography | Ernest Miller |
| Edited by | Ernest J. Nims |
| Music by | James Wessel |
| Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
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Running time | 69 Minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Jeepers Creepers is a 1939 American musical comedy starring Roy Rogers, with the popular hillbilly comedy troupe the Weaver Brothers and Elviry. Rogers plays a Sheriff in a town where a rich industrialist cheats a poor family out of their land when coal is discovered there.[1]
The unusual title refers to the 1938 song "Jeepers Creepers" by Harry Warren and Jerry Mercer, which Rogers and the cast sing during the film.[1] The film also features "Little Brown Jug", "In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree", "Listen to the Mocking Bird", and "In the Good Old Summer Time".[2]
- ^ a b Hischak, Thomas S. (2017). 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 270. ISBN 9781442278059. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
- ^ White, Raymond E. (2005). King of the Cowboys, Queen of the West: Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. University of Wisconsin Press. p. 126. ISBN 9780299210045.