The Second Greatest Sex

The Second Greatest Sex
Directed by	George Marshall
Produced by	Albert J. Cohen
Written by	Charles Hoffman
Based on	Lysistrata; by Aristophanes
Starring	Jeanne Crain
Music by	Henry Mancini
Cinematography	Wilfred M. Cline
Edited by	Frank Gross
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	October 1955
Running time	87 mins.
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$1.4 million (US)[1]

The Second Greatest Sex is a 1955 Western musical comedy film directed by George Marshall and starring Jeanne Crain and George Nader.[2] It is a Western version of the play Lysistrata by Aristophanes.

Plot

In 1880, men from three Kansas towns feud over which one gets to be the state's county seat. A safe containing important documents will be placed in whichever town is the winner.

To the frustration of the women back home, the men go away for long periods of time to fight, then return home exhausted. Matt Davis wants to marry Sheriff McClure's attractive daughter Liza, but neither McClure is sure if Matt's more interested in the town or romance.

Liza is livid when, just as they marry, Matt leaves again because the safe's been stolen. He forms a posse and the other men take off with him. All of the women, including young Birdie and spinster Cassie, decide to join Liza in going "on strike" against the men, holing up in a fort and locking them out. The men must prove they are worthy before the women will agree to take them back.

Cast

Jeanne Crain as Liza McClure (singing voice was dubbed by Doreen Tryden)
George Nader as Matt Davis (singing voice was dubbed by Bill Lee)
Kitty Kallen as Katy Conors
Bert Lahr as Job McClure
Mamie Van Doren as Birdie Snyder
Keith Andes as Rev. Peter Maxwell
Kathleen Case as Tilda Bean
Paul Gilbert as Roscoe Dobbs
Tommy Rall as Alf Connors
George D. Wallace as Simon Clegghorn
Edna Skinner as Cassie Slater
Jimmy Boyd as Newt McClure
Sheb Wooley as Silas

Songs

What Good Is A Woman Without A Man?
Travelin' Man
My Love Is Yours
There's Gonna Be a Wedding
How Lonely Can I Get?
Send Us A Miracle
Lysistrata
The Second Greatest Sex

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References

'The Top Box-Office Hits of 1956', Variety Weekly, January 2, 1957
http://allmovie.com/work/the-second-greatest-sex-109228

External links

The Second Greatest Sex on IMDb

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[1] 'The Top Box-Office Hits of 1956', Variety Weekly, January 2, 1957

[2] ttp://allmovie.com/work/the-second-greatest-sex-109228