That Tennessee Beat

That Tennessee Beat
That Tennessee Beat
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Richard Brill
Screenplay by	Paul Schneider
Produced by	Richard Brill
Starring	Earl 'Snake' Richards; Sharon DeBord; Lightnin' Chance; Maurice Dembsky; Pete Drake; Dolores Faith
Cinematography	Jack Steely
Edited by	Ace Herman; Carl Pierson
Production; company	Lippert Pictures
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	October 14, 1966;
Running time	84 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

That Tennessee Beat is a 1966 American drama film directed by Richard Brill and written by Paul Schneider. The film stars Earl 'Snake' Richards, Sharon DeBord, Lightnin' Chance, Maurice Dembsky, Pete Drake and Dolores Faith.

The film was released on October 14, 1966, by 20th Century Fox.^[1]^[2]^[3]

The film marked Robert L. Lippert's return to filmmaking after a brief break. It was called Country Music.^[4]

Plot

Jim Birdsell, hoping to become a country-western star, steals money for a trip to Nashville. He is robbed on the way and is left penniless again. He is taken in by a brother/sister singing group who take him in, and help him fulfill his dream.

Cast

Earl 'Snake' Richards as Jim Birdsell
Sharon DeBord as Opal Nelson
Lightnin' Chance as Sheriff
Stoney Mountain Cloggers as Themselves
Maurice Dembsky as Doorman
Pete Drake as Himself
Dolores Faith as Belle Scofield
Rink Hardin as Wally Cooper
Ernie Keller as Announcer
Ed Livingston as Hoodlum
Buddy Mize as Hoodlum Leader
Minnie Pearl as Rev. Rose Conley
Boots Randolph as Himself
Cecil Scaiffe as Dan Birdsell
The Statler Brothers as Themselves
Sam Tarpley as Ticket Seller
Merle Travis as Larry Scofield

References

^ That Tennessee Beat at the TCM Movie Database
^ Sandra Brennan (2015). "That-Tennessee-Beat – Trailer – Cast – Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 2015-11-19. Retrieved 2015-11-19.
^ That Tennessee Beat at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
^ Martin, B. (Mar 31, 1966). "'Impossible' script ready". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 155374450.

External links

That Tennessee Beat at IMDb
That Tennessee Beat at the TCM Movie Database
That Tennessee Beat at the British Film Institute^{[better source needed]}

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[1] That Tennessee Beat at the TCM Movie Database

[2] Sandra Brennan (2015). "That-Tennessee-Beat – Trailer – Cast – Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 2015-11-19. Retrieved 2015-11-19.

[3] That Tennessee Beat at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

[4] Martin, B. (Mar 31, 1966). "'Impossible' script ready". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 155374450.

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