The Second Time Around (1961)
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Though the title suggests that this film is a musical romance built around the song hit of the same name, Second Time Around is actually a comedy western. Debbie Reynolds plays a young widow who in 1912 moves with her children to a wild and wooly Arizona town. At first having trouble coming to grips… More Though the title suggests that this film is a musical romance built around the song hit of the same name, Second Time Around is actually a comedy western. Debbie Reynolds plays a young widow who in 1912 moves with her children to a wild and wooly Arizona town. At first having trouble coming to grips with frontier life, Reynolds adjusts quite well--to the extent that she is appointed sheriff. She is courted by Andy Griffith and Steve Forrest, both of whom ride to the rescue when Reynolds bites off more than she can chew and she is captured by outlaws. Sheriff Reynolds marries Forrest, while Griffith, presumably, moves on to a new job in Mayberry. The big selling angle of Second Time Around was a very brief farcical scene involving Debbie Reynolds and a bathtub, which ended up plastered all over the advertising material for this film. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Vincent Sherman
- Written By
- Oscar Saul, Clair Huffaker
- Genres
- Western, Kids & Family, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Dec 22, 1961 Wide
- Studio
- Fox
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Cast
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Debbie Reynolds
as Lucretia Rogers
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Steve Forrest
as Dan Jones
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Andy Griffith
as Pat Collins
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Juliet Prowse
as Rena
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Thelma Ritter
as Aggie
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Ken Scott
as Sheriff John Yoss
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Isobel Elsom
as Mrs. Rogers
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Rodopho (Rudy) Acosta
as Rodriguez
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Timothy Carey
as Bonner
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Tom Greenway
as Shack
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Eleanor Audley
as Mrs. Trask
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Tracy Stratford
as Cissie
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Jimmy Garrett
as Tobey
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Nicky Blair
as Mr. Stone
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Marie Blake
as Mrs. Collins
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Tom Fadden
as Feed Store Owner
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Jack Orrison
as Editor
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Joe Yrigoyen
as Bonner's Pal
