{"title":"The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap","originalTitle":"The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap","src":"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/M\/MV5BOTA3ODI4NWUtOTQ0ZC00YWJkLWIzZWYtMGY2MzU1ZDIzYjc5XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMzc5ODc1MDY@._V1_QL75_UX190_CR0,2,190,281_.jpg","srcset":"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/M\/MV5BOTA3ODI4NWUtOTQ0ZC00YWJkLWIzZWYtMGY2MzU1ZDIzYjc5XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMzc5ODc1MDY@._V1_QL75_UX190_CR0,2,190,281_.jpg 190w, https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/M\/MV5BOTA3ODI4NWUtOTQ0ZC00YWJkLWIzZWYtMGY2MzU1ZDIzYjc5XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMzc5ODc1MDY@._V1_QL75_UX285_CR0,3,285,422_.jpg 285w, https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/M\/MV5BOTA3ODI4NWUtOTQ0ZC00YWJkLWIzZWYtMGY2MzU1ZDIzYjc5XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMzc5ODc1MDY@._V1_QL75_UX380_CR0,4,380,562_.jpg 380w","rate":"6","numVotes":"1149","year":1947,"runtime":78,"isAdult":null,"type":null,"actors":[{"id":"6806075","name":"Bud Abbott","const":"nm0007941"},{"id":"6806076","name":"Lou Costello","const":"nm0182579"},{"id":"6806077","name":"Marjorie Main","const":"nm0537685"},{"id":"6806078","name":"Audrey Young","const":"nm0928550"},{"id":"6806079","name":"George Cleveland","const":"nm0166477"},{"id":"6806080","name":"Gordon Jones","const":"nm0428160"},{"id":"6806081","name":"William Ching","const":"nm0157893"},{"id":"6806082","name":"Peter M. 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They go to her farm, where she works Chester from dawn to dusk, and at night he must work at the saloon to repay Hawkins\u0027 debt to its owner, Jake Frame (Gordon Jones). Her plan is to wear Chester down until he agrees to marry her. Chester quickly learns that no one will harm him, for fear that they will need to support Mrs. Hawkins and her family. Simpson makes Chester the sheriff hoping that fear of him will help clean up the lawless town. For protection, Chester carries around a photograph of Mrs. Hawkins and her kids. The approach works for a while, and Chester is heralded as a hero. Meanwhile, Duke still plans to go to California and tries to get Judge Benbow (George Cleveland) to marry Mrs. Hawkins to free him and Chester from their obligations. He starts a rumor that Mrs. Hawkins is about to become rich once the railroad buys her land to lay tracks. The rumor spreads quickly, and everyone tries to kill Chester hoping to marry Mrs. Hawkins(and share, or manage, her expected fortune). Frame eventually confesses to Hawkins\u0027 murder; Duke and Chester are cleared and allowed to leave town, but not before they admit that they fabricated the railroad rumor. Benbow still wants to marry Mrs. Hawkins, and she agrees. She then announces that the railroad actually did offer her substantial money, and she is now wealthy.","wins":0,"nominations":0,"casts":[{"name":"Bud Abbott","code":"nm0007941","characters":"Duke Egan"},{"name":"Lou Costello","code":"nm0182579","characters":"Chester Wooley"},{"name":"Marjorie Main","code":"nm0537685","characters":"Widow Hawkins"},{"name":"Audrey Young","code":"nm0928550","characters":"Juanita Hawkins"},{"name":"George Cleveland","code":"nm0166477","characters":"Judge Benbow"},{"name":"Gordon Jones","code":"nm0428160","characters":"Jake Frame"},{"name":"William Ching","code":"nm0157893","characters":"Jim Simpson"},{"name":"Peter M. 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