Girl Crazy (1943)
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- Passed
- 1h 39min
- Comedy, Musical
- 31 Jul 1944 (Sweden)
- Movie
A philandering young playboy is sent to college somewhere in the American West, and organizes a show, together with his sweetheart, to save the college from closure due to falling enrollments.
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Cast verified as complete
| Mickey Rooney | ... |
Danny Churchill Jr.
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| Judy Garland | ... |
Ginger Gray
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| Gil Stratton | ... |
Bud Livermore
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Robert E. Strickland | ... |
Henry Lathrop
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| Rags Ragland | ... |
'Rags'
(as 'Rags' Ragland)
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| June Allyson | ... |
Specialty
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| Nancy Walker | ... |
Polly Williams
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| Guy Kibbee | ... |
Dean Phineas Armour
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| Frances Rafferty | ... |
Marjorie Tait
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| Henry O'Neill | ... |
Mr. Churchill Sr.
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| Howard Freeman | ... |
Gov. Tait
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| Tommy Dorsey | ... |
Tommy Dorsey
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| Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra | ... |
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
(as Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra)
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Six Hits and a Miss | ... |
Vocalists
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The Music Maids | ... |
The Music Maids
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| Frances Louise Ward |
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Ed Agresti | ... |
Club Patron (uncredited)
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| Don Anderson | ... |
Student (uncredited)
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| Irving Bacon | ... |
John (uncredited)
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| King Baggot | ... |
Man with Newspaper (uncredited)
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| Eleanor Bayley | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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William Beaudine Jr. | ... |
Tom (uncredited)
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Vangie Beilby | ... |
Committee Woman (uncredited)
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| William Bishop | ... |
Radio Man (uncredited)
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| Karin Booth | ... |
Showgirl (uncredited)
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| Harry C. Bradley | ... |
Governor's Crony (uncredited)
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| Hazel Brooks | ... |
Showgirl (uncredited)
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Jess Lee Brooks | ... |
Buckets (uncredited)
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| Jimmy Butler | ... |
Student (uncredited)
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Sally Cairns | ... |
Checkroom Girl (uncredited)
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| Georgia Carroll | ... |
Showgirl (uncredited)
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| Helen Chapman | ... |
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
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| Fred Coby | ... |
Radio Man (uncredited)
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| Charles Coleman | ... |
Maitre d'Hotel (uncredited)
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| Inez Cooper | ... |
Showgirl (uncredited)
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Jeanne Darrell | ... |
Music Maids Member (uncredited)
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Linda Deane | ... |
Showgirl (uncredited)
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Harry Depp | ... |
Short Nervous Man in Nightclub (uncredited)
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| Helen Dickson | ... |
Committee Woman (uncredited)
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| Natalie Draper | ... |
Showgirl (uncredited)
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Mary Elliott | ... |
Southern Girl (uncredited)
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John Estes | ... |
Student (uncredited)
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Mary Jane French | ... |
Showgirl (uncredited)
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| Carole Gallagher | ... |
Showgirl (uncredited)
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| Karen X. Gaylord | ... |
Showgirl (uncredited)
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Joe Geil | ... |
Student (uncredited)
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| Herschel Graham | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Julia Griffith | ... |
Committee Woman (uncredited)
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| Aileen Haley | ... |
Showgirl (uncredited)
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| Mahlon Hamilton | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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| Dick Haymes | ... |
Member of The Pied Pipers (uncredited)
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Rose Higgins | ... |
Indian Squaw (uncredited)
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John Huddleston | ... |
Member of The Pied Pipers (uncredited)
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Virginia Hunter | ... |
Showgirl (uncredited)
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Patt Hyatt | ... |
Music Maids Member (uncredited)
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Lois James | ... |
Showgirl (uncredited)
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| Frank Jaquet | ... |
Roly-Poly Man in Nightclub (uncredited)
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Richard Kipling | ... |
Dignified Man in Nightclub (uncredited)
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| Peter Lawford | ... |
Student (uncredited)
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Peggy Leon | ... |
Committee Woman (uncredited)
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Don Lodice | ... |
Tenor saxophonist on 'Fascinating Rhythm' (uncredited)
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Bob Lowell | ... |
Student (uncredited)
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Chuck Lowry | ... |
Member of The Pied Pipers (uncredited)
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Alice Ludes | ... |
Music Maids Member (uncredited)
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Beverly Luff | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Frances MacInerney | ... |
Checkroom Girl (uncredited)
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Chief Many Treaties | ... |
Indian Chief (uncredited)
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Maurice Marks | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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| Roger Moore | ... |
Cameraman (uncredited)
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Sandra Morgan | ... |
Committee Woman (uncredited)
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Evelyn Moriarty | ... |
Showgirl (uncredited)
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Aileen Morris | ... |
Showgirl (uncredited)
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Buddy Morrow | ... |
Musician with Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra (uncredited)
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| Noreen Nash | ... |
Showgirl (uncredited)
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| Spec O'Donnell | ... |
Fiddler (uncredited)
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| George Offerman Jr. | ... |
Governor's Messenger (uncredited)
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The Pied Pipers | ... |
Vocalists (uncredited)
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| Victor Potel | ... |
Station Master (uncredited)
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Henry Rackin | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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| Dorothy Raye | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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| Henry Roquemore | ... |
Fat Man in Nightclub (uncredited)
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| Blanche Rose | ... |
Committee Woman (uncredited)
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| Bernard Sell | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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The Stafford Sisters | ... |
Vocalists (uncredited)
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Christine Stafford | ... |
Christine Stafford - one of the Stafford Sisters (uncredited)
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Jo Stafford | ... |
Jo Stafford - one of the Stafford Sisters (uncredited)
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Pauline Stafford | ... |
Pauline Stafford - one of the Stafford Sisters (uncredited)
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Ken Stewart | ... |
Student (uncredited)
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| Don Taylor | ... |
Student (uncredited)
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Melissa Ten Eyck | ... |
Committee Woman (uncredited)
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| Charles Walters | ... |
Student / Ginger's Dancing Partner (uncredited)
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Frances Ward | ... |
Showgirl (uncredited)
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| James Warren | ... |
Radio Man (uncredited)
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Lillian West | ... |
Committee Woman (uncredited)
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| Eve Whitney | ... |
Showgirl (uncredited)
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| Kay Williams | ... |
Showgirl (uncredited)
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Denny Wilson | ... |
Denny Wilson (uncredited)
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Clark Yocum | ... |
Clark Yocum (uncredited)
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Katherine Yorke | ... |
Showgirl (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Norman Taurog | ||
| Busby Berkeley | ... | ("I Got Rhythm" number) |
Written by
| Fred F. Finklehoffe | ... | (screenplay) |
| Guy Bolton | ... | (musical play) and |
| Jack McGowan | ... | (musical play) |
| Dorothy Kingsley | ... | (contributing writer) (uncredited) |
| William Ludwig | ... | (contributing writer) (uncredited) |
| Sid Silvers | ... | () (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Arthur Freed | ... | producer |
Music by
| Conrad Salinger | ... | (uncredited) |
| George Stoll | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| William H. Daniels | ... | director of photography (as William Daniels) |
| Robert H. Planck | ... | director of photography (as Robert Planck) |
Editing by
| Albert Akst | ||
Art Direction by
| Cedric Gibbons | ||
Set Decoration by
| Edwin B. Willis | ||
Makeup Department
| John Truwe | ... | makeup artist |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Joseph Boyle | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Mac Alper | ... | associate set decorator |
| Harry McAfee | ... | associate art director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Douglas Shearer | ... | recording director |
| William Steinkamp | ... | sound (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Irene | ... | costume supervisor |
| Irene Sharaff | ... | associate costume supervisor (as Sharaff) |
| Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Ralph Blane | ... | vocal arranger |
| Roger Edens | ... | music adaptor |
| Hugh Martin | ... | vocal arranger |
| Sy Oliver | ... | orchestrator |
| Merrill Pye | ... | musical presentation |
| Conrad Salinger | ... | orchestrator |
| George Stoll | ... | musical director (as Georgie Stoll) |
| Axel Stordahl | ... | orchestrator |
| George Bassman | ... | composer: title music (uncredited) / music arranger (uncredited) |
| Sidney Cutner | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Ted Duncan | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Richard Hayman | ... | additional orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Fletcher Henderson | ... | music arranger (uncredited) |
| Oscar Moore | ... | musician: guitar dubbing for Mickey Rooney (uncredited) |
| Arthur Morton | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Joseph Nussbaum | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| David Raksin | ... | composer: additional music (uncredited) / orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Buddy Rich | ... | musician: drums (uncredited) |
| Mickey Rooney | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |
| Arthur Schutt | ... | musician: piano dubbing for Mickey Rooney (uncredited) / musician: piano (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Charles Walters | ... | dance director |
| Jack Donohue | ... | dance director (uncredited) |
| Sheila Rae | ... | assistant dance director (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated)
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1943) (United States) (theatrical)
- Regal Films (1943) (Canada) (theatrical) (as Regal Films, Ltd.)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1944) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1944) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Metro Goldwyn Mayer (1944) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1944) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1945) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1945) (Finland) (theatrical)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1986) (United States) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (2007) (United States) (DVD)
- The Criterion Channel (2022) (United States) (tv) (streaming)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (VHS package design) (1986 release)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Rich kid Danny Churchill (Rooney) has a taste for wine, women, and song, but not for higher education. So his father ships him to an all-male college out West where there's not supposed to be a female for miles. But before Danny arrives, he spies a pair of legs extending out from under a stalled roadster. They belong to the Dean's granddaughter, Ginger Gray (Garland), who is more interested in keeping the financially-strapped college open than falling for Danny's romantic line. At least at first. Written by Shawn Ashley |
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| Taglines | LOVE OR LUNACY? It's the wild cry of a "girl-crazy" cowboy...but one clear-eyed daughter of the west ropes and ties him! See more » |
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| Parents Guide | Add content advisory for parents » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $1,140,850 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Judy Garland's character's name, Ginger Gray, is a tribute to Ginger Rogers, who played the part on Broadway where the character was named Molly Gray. Rogers wrote that one night on stage, her co-star Allen Kearns accidentally said, "Ginger, I love you" instead of "Molly". The mistake got such a huge laugh from the audience that they decided to continue to do that in subsequent performances, pretending it was a mistake. See more » |
| Goofs | The white guitar Ginger has in the "Bidin' My Time" number doesn't appear to have any strings in some shots. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in That's Entertainment! (1974). See more » |
| Soundtracks | I Got Rhythm See more » |
| Quotes |
'Rags':
Money is just like women and popcorn: the more you get the more you want. See more » |