---
title: 'Li''l Abner (1959)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Melvin Frank'
released: '1959-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 114
genres:
  - 'Music'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/lil-abner-1959'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053001/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Li'l Abner (1959)

1959 · 114 min · Music · United States


## Synopsis

Li'l Abner is a 1959 musical comedy film based on the comic strip of the same name created by Al Capp and the successful Broadway musical of the same name that opened in 1956. The film was produced by Norman Panama and directed by Melvin Frank. It was the second film to be based on the comic strip, the first being RKO's 1940 film, Li'l Abner.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Melvin Frank](https://cinepixo.com/people/melvin-frank)
- **Screenplay:** [Melvin Frank](https://cinepixo.com/people/melvin-frank)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Gene de Paul](https://cinepixo.com/people/gene-de-paul)
- **Producer:** [Norman Panama](https://cinepixo.com/people/norman-panama)
- **Director of Photography:** [Daniel L. Fapp](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-l-fapp)
- **Editor:** [Arthur P. Schmidt](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-p-schmidt)

## Cast

- [Jerry Lewis](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-lewis)
- [Stubby Kaye](https://cinepixo.com/people/stubby-kaye)
- [Leslie Parrish](https://cinepixo.com/people/leslie-parrish)
- [Julie Newmar](https://cinepixo.com/people/julie-newmar)
- [Stella Stevens](https://cinepixo.com/people/stella-stevens)
- [Robert Strauss](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-strauss)
- [Peter Palmer](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-palmer)

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