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Texas Carnival

Play trailer Poster for Texas Carnival Released Oct 5, 1951 1h 17m Musical Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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Debbie Telford (Esther Williams) and Cornie Quinell (Red Skelton) work at a carnival, where they meet wealthy Texan Dan (Keenan Wynn). Dan enters a drinking marathon with Cornie and asks him to deliver his car to his hotel, due to his own inebriation. When Debbie and Cornie deliver the car, people assume that they are Dan and his sister Marilla. The pair enjoy the trappings of a more luxurious lifestyle until Cornie realizes he has racked up a hefty debt, and Debbie falls for Dan's foreman.
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Mildred Martin Philadelphia Inquirer Its story of a couple of carnival folk and the jams they get themselves into is genuinely funny, and as the luckless sideshow barker and his half-fish half-girl partner, Red Skelton and Esther Williams are delightfully teamed. Apr 20, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Charles Walters

Director

Esther Williams

Debbie Telford

Red Skelton

Cornie Quinell

Howard Keel

Slim Shelby

Ann Miller

Sunshine Jackson

Paula Raymond

Marilla Sabinas
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Synopsis Debbie Telford (Esther Williams) and Cornie Quinell (Red Skelton) work at a carnival, where they meet wealthy Texan Dan (Keenan Wynn). Dan enters a drinking marathon with Cornie and asks him to deliver his car to his hotel, due to his own inebriation. When Debbie and Cornie deliver the car, people assume that they are Dan and his sister Marilla. The pair enjoy the trappings of a more luxurious lifestyle until Cornie realizes he has racked up a hefty debt, and Debbie falls for Dan's foreman.
Director
Charles Walters
Producer
Jack Cummings
Screenwriter
Dorothy Kingsley
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre
Musical, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 5, 1951, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 1, 2012
Runtime
1h 17m
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