简介：Aregionalindependentfilm?Awesternswingmusical?AnearlyRobertAltmanscript?Aromanàclefaboutreal-lifepopcornbaronCharlesManley?Amasterpiece?Corn’s-A-Poppin’isallthesethingsandmore.ProducedonthecheapinaKansasCitybyabandofyoungtalentschooledintheproductiontechniquesofTheCalvinCompany,theMidwest’smostinnovativeindustrialfilmstudio,Corn’s-A-Poppin’isjustaboutthemostfree-wheelingandsing-ablehourofcinemawe’veeverseen.Down-homecroonerJerryWallaceplaysJohnnyWilson,thestarofthePinwhistlePopcornHour,ahalf-pint(andhalf-hour)varietyshowwithactsrangingfrompro-hogcallerLillianGravelguardtoHobieSheppandtheCowtownWranglers.MightthecornponebookingsbeanactofsabotagebyroguePRmanWaldoCrummitinabidtogutthePinwhistleEmpire?It’suptoLittleCoraRicetosavetheday.Songsinclude:“OnOurWaytoMars,”“RunningAfterLove,”and“Mama,WannaBalloon.”…