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Bunco DeSneer (slicker than
lard on hot cornbread) is salting the Spenawampum Mine in
Gopher Gap with fake minerals. He hopes to snare rich
Easterners looking for a good investment. He’s aided in
his dirty work by Flora Fourflusher, a phony assayer, and
Slats, a stupid stagecoach driver. The other full-time
resident is Crazy Nanette, whose only child disappeared years
ago when she left it in a nice cool spot... under an ice
wagon. When the suckers show up (including a waif, a judge, a
newspaperwoman and the man-hungry Ottillie), Bunco wastes no
time in fleecing them. But wait! Two unexpected visitors
arrive: Rocky Romantic, a mountain man and "wilderness
poet," and Verlinda Springblossom, a beauty. She’s
inherited the town from a distant relative (the best kind),
Piute Pete. Verlinda doesn’t believe in "robbing
the earth," so she intends to close down the mine and
open a hummingbird sanctuary. Naturally, Bunco will have none
of this and the hilarity begins. This is a side-splitting
romp that’s overripe with cornball gags and puns, fast
riotous action and fun roles.
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Directed By:
Tony, Scotty & Becky
Courvoisier
Arlan Ponder was assistant director,
producer, stage manager, production designer, and head of
marketing and promotions.
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