Private Snuffy Smith (1942): Cast
Private Snuffy Smith is a 1942 comedy directed by Edward F. Cline, starring Sarah Padden as Lowizie Smith, Bud Duncan and Edgar Kennedy. It runs 1 hour 7 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 7m (67 min)
- Director
- Edward F. Cline
- Genre
- Comedy
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Monogram Pictures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Private Snuffy Smith About?
The premise of Private Snuffy Smith without spoilers.
Based on a popular hillbilly comic strip, this Monogram Pictures comedy follows a loquacious moonshiner who impulsively enlists in the U.S. Army. The film captures the strip’s mischievous, fast‑talking characters with broad slapstick humor and a hearty dose of rural charm.
Private Snuffy Smith Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- invisibility
- b movie
- poverty row film
- low budget film
- double feature film
- deception
- polk bonnet
- based on newspaper comic strip
- internal revenue service agent
- moonshine still
- kitchen police duty
- yard bird duty
+38 more Show fewer
- snuffy smith character
- lowizie smith character
- held at gunpoint
- whiskey still
- law breaker
- corn pone and hominy grits
- hillbilly
- army general
- drill sergeant
- frustrated drill sergeant
- tobacco chewing
- song
- singer
- singing
- shotgun
- trick
- stock footage
- ramshackle cabin
- vindication
- complications
- onion peeling
- latrine duty
- snuff dipping
- father daughter relationship
- smoking a pipe
- revenue agent
- fifth columnist
- husband wife relationship
- world war two
- u.s. army
- sabotage
- mountaineer
- moonshine
- military camp
- invention
- federal agent
- independent film
- character name in title
Private Snuffy Smith Cast & Characters
Sarah Padden leads the cast as Lowizie Smith, with Bud Duncan as Snuffy Smith and Edgar Kennedy as Sgt. Ed Cooper. Directed by Edward F. Cline; 9 actors are credited in all.
- Director Edward F. Cline
- Sarah Padden as Lowizie Smith
- Bud Duncan as Snuffy Smith
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Edgar Kennedy as Sgt. Ed Cooper - J. Farrell MacDonald as Gen. Rosewater
Also Starring in Private Snuffy Smith
· 5 more- Jimmie Dodd Pvt. Don Elbie
- Frank Austin Saul - Cindy's Father
- Patrick McVey Lloyd
- Doris Linden Cindy
- Andria Palmer Janie
More from Edward F. Cline
More films directed by Edward F. Cline: Crazy House, Behind the Eight Ball, Private Buckaroo and What’s Cookin’?.
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Private Snuffy Smith FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Private Snuffy Smith, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Private Snuffy Smith?
Private Snuffy Smith runs 1 hour 7 minutes (67 minutes).
When was Private Snuffy Smith released?
Private Snuffy Smith was released on January 16, 1942.
Who directed Private Snuffy Smith?
Private Snuffy Smith was directed by Edward F. Cline.
More films by Edward F. Cline Who is in the cast of Private Snuffy Smith?
Private Snuffy Smith stars Sarah Padden as Lowizie Smith, Bud Duncan as Snuffy Smith and Edgar Kennedy as Sgt. Ed Cooper, among 9 credited actors.
Does Private Snuffy Smith have a post-credit scene?
No. Private Snuffy Smith has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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