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Texas Carnival

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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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ashley h Texas Carnival is a disappointing film. It is about a showmen team is mistaken for a cattle baron and his sister. Esther Williams and Red Skelton give horrible performances. The screenplay is badly written. Charles Walters did a terrible job directing this movie. I was not impressed with this motion picture. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Mistaken identities abound! Esther Williams, Red Skelton & Howard Keel!! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member Very slight MGM musical, possibly the worst of all of the Esther Williams films (Esther only swims while getting dunked in a water tank!); Ann Miller stands out in two dance numbers, and Howard Keel sings the movie's best song, "Young Folks Should Get Married." Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member RED BRINGS THE FUNNY Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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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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