Farm hand Snug Dominy (Lon McCallister) contracts to buy a pair of mules from his employer, Roarer McGill (Tom Tully). The problem with the animals is that no one is able to handle them, but Snug is determined to keep the contract so he makes great efforts to overcome their stubbornness. In the meantime, he also has to contend with the antics of the boss’s daughter, Rad (June Haver), who is in love with Snug but enjoys whiling away her time keeping him guessing about her true feelings.
Scudda Hoo Scudda Hay was the first Hollywood film that
Marilyn Monroe appeared in with a bit part as a farm girl and a one-line speaking role. According to most sources, the line was subsequently edited out. Marilyn believed that her line had been cut and repeated this information in a 1955 television interview. Disputing this commonly held notion is noted Monroe expert James Haspiel, who maintains that in complete versions of the film, her line is intact. This discrepancy aside, Monroe authorities agree she appears in a scene at a lake, where people can be seen relaxing and swimming. In the background two girls are rowing in a canoe. Their faces are not visible, but, one of them is Marilyn.
It was re-titled Summer Lightning in some markets.
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