Lay That Rifle Down

Lay That Rifle Down is a 1955 American comedy film directed by Charles Lamont starring Judy Canova. It was the thirteenth and last in a series of Judy Canova films released by Republic Pictures.

Plot
Judy Canova works in a hotel for her domineering aunt. Her unscrupulous relatives try to blackmail and dupe her into selling her apparently worthless farm, having been led to believe that it has enormous potential value by a couple of confidence tricksters.

Cast

 * Judy Canova as Judy Canova
 * Robert Lowery as Nick Stokes, aka Poindexter March, III
 * Jil Jarmyn as Betty Greeb
 * Jacqueline deWit as Aunt Sarah Greeb
 * Richard Deacon as Glover Speckleton
 * Robert Burton as General Ballard
 * James Bell as Mr. Fetcher
 * Leon Tyler as Horace Speckleton
 * Tweeny Canova as Tweeny Greeb

Songs
Judy sings three songs in this movie:
 * The Continental Correspondence Charm School (silly)
 * Sleepy Serenade (a very soothing lullaby)
 * I'm Glad I Was Born on My Birthday (silly)