Two Tickets to Broadway (1951)
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- Approved
- 1h 46min
- Musical, Romance
- 20 Nov 1951 (USA)
- Movie
- Nominated for 1 Oscar.
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Cast verified as complete
Tony Martin | ... |
Dan Carter
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Janet Leigh | ... |
Nancy Peterson
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Gloria DeHaven | ... |
Hannah Holbrook
(as Gloria De Haven)
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Eddie Bracken | ... |
Lew Conway
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Ann Miller | ... |
Joyce Campbell
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Barbara Lawrence | ... |
S.F. (Foxy) Rogers
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Joe Smith | ... |
Harry, Palace Deli
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Charles Dale | ... |
Leo, Palace Deli
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Taylor Holmes | ... |
Willard Glendon
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Buddy Baer | ... |
Sailor on Bus
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Bob Crosby | ... |
Bob Crosby
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The Charlivels | ... |
The Charlivels
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Fred Aldrich | ... |
Man in Bus Terminal (uncredited)
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Marie Allison | ... |
Showgirl (uncredited)
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Charlotte Alpert | ... |
Showgirl (uncredited)
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Suzanne Ames | ... |
Showgirl (uncredited)
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Joan Arnold | ... |
Secretary (uncredited)
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Walter Bacon | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Frank Baker | ... |
Commuter at Terminal (uncredited)
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Gene Banks | ... |
Usher (uncredited)
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Joan Barton | ... |
Showgirl (uncredited)
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Larry Barton | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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Mary Bayless | ... |
Audience Member (uncredited)
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Don Blackman | ... |
Porter with Nancy's Bag (uncredited)
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Carol Brewster | ... |
Showgirl (uncredited)
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Shirley Buchanan | ... |
Showgirl (uncredited)
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Elizabeth Burgess | ... |
Showgirl (uncredited)
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Gwen Caldwell | ... |
Showgirl (uncredited)
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Rosalee Calvert | ... |
Showgirl (uncredited)
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Herman Cantor | ... |
Annoyed Doorman (uncredited)
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Mildred Carroll | ... |
Showgirl (uncredited)
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Steve Carruthers | ... |
Ticket Clerk (uncredited)
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Kathleen Case | ... |
Ad-Lib Woman (uncredited)
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Jack Chefe | ... |
Charlivels Manager (uncredited)
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Dick Cherney | ... |
Audience Member (uncredited)
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Georgia Clancy | ... |
Showgirl (uncredited)
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Eileen Coghlan | ... |
Ad-Lib Woman (uncredited)
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James Conaty | ... |
Deli Customer (uncredited)
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Jean Corbett | ... |
Showgirl (uncredited)
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Mara Corday | ... |
Showgirl / Passerby on Sidewalk (uncredited)
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Billy Curtis | ... |
Midget in Deli (uncredited)
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Gail Davis | ... |
Showgirl in Deli (uncredited)
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Buris De Jong | ... |
Ad-Lib Man (uncredited)
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Jack Deery | ... |
Man on Street (uncredited)
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Millicent Deming | ... |
Receptionist (uncredited)
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Maura Donatt | ... |
Showgirl (uncredited)
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Lester Dorr | ... |
Man on Escalator (uncredited)
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Jimmie Dundee | ... |
Doorman (uncredited)
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Jeane Dyer | ... |
Showgirl (uncredited)
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Jane Easton | ... |
Showgirl (uncredited)
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Richard Elmore | ... |
Crew Member (uncredited)
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Carmelita Eskew | ... |
Showgirl (uncredited)
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Tony Felice | ... |
Ad-Lib Man (uncredited)
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Charles Fogel | ... |
Audience Member (uncredited)
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Joanne Frank | ... |
Showgirl (uncredited)
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Barbara Freking | ... |
Showgirl (uncredited)
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John Gallaudet | ... |
Dennis McGiven (uncredited)
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Jack Gargan | ... |
Dispatcher (uncredited)
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Fred L. Gillett | ... |
1st Bus Driver (uncredited)
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Mary Gleason | ... |
Showgirl (uncredited)
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Vincent Graeff | ... |
Cheerleader (uncredited)
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Bennett Green | ... |
Texan (uncredited)
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Dabbs Greer | ... |
Soldier in Nightclub (uncredited)
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Bobbie Hale | ... |
Audience Member (uncredited)
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Patricia Hall | ... |
Showgirl (uncredited)
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Charlete Hardy | ... |
Woman (uncredited)
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Jerry Hausner | ... |
Agent Punching Conway (uncredited)
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Nora Hayden | ... |
Showgirl (uncredited)
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Ralph Hodges | ... |
Hot Rod Passenger (uncredited)
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Marilyn Johnson | ... |
Showgirl (uncredited)
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Joanne Jordan | ... |
Showgirl (uncredited)
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Ken Kane | ... |
Cameraman (uncredited)
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Lola Kendrick | ... |
Showgirl (uncredited)
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Colin Kenny | ... |
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Shirley Kimball | ... |
Showgirl (uncredited)
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Anne Kimbell | ... |
Western Union Girl (uncredited)
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Rosemary Knighton | ... |
Ad-Lib Woman (uncredited)
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Lucille Knox | ... |
Showgirl (uncredited)
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Mona Knox | ... |
Showgirl (uncredited)
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Ann Kramer | ... |
Woman in Evening Gown (uncredited)
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Mike Lally | ... |
Well-Dressed Man in Deli (uncredited)
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Joi Lansing | ... |
Showgirl (uncredited)
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Barbara Logan | ... |
Showgirl (uncredited)
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Robert Locke Lorraine | ... |
Benefit Guest (uncredited)
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Evelyn Lovequist | ... |
Showgirl (uncredited)
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Victoria Lynn | ... |
Showgirl (uncredited)
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Donald MacBride | ... |
Bus Terminal Guard Arresting Carter (uncredited)
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Wilbur Mack | ... |
Commuter at Terminal (uncredited)
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George Magrill | ... |
Deli Customer (uncredited)
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William Marion | ... |
Audience Member (uncredited)
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Maurice Marks | ... |
Man on Street (uncredited)
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Gene Marshall | ... |
Ad-Lib Man (uncredited)
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June McCall | ... |
Showgirl (uncredited)
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William Meader | ... |
Charlie (uncredited)
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Ann Melton | ... |
Woman in Evening Gown (uncredited)
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Vera Miles | ... |
Showgirl (uncredited)
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Harold Miller | ... |
Man on Street (uncredited)
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Norval Mitchell | ... |
Mr. Peterson (uncredited)
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Noreen Mortensen | ... |
Showgirl (uncredited)
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George Nader | ... |
Charlie (uncredited)
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Martha O'Brian | ... |
Midget (uncredited)
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William J. O'Brien | ... |
Passerby on Street (uncredited)
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Monty O'Grady | ... |
Man on Street (uncredited)
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Kathleen O'Malley | ... |
Showgirl (uncredited)
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Lillian O'Malley | ... |
Commuter at Terminal (uncredited)
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Anne O'Neal | ... |
Woman on Escalator (uncredited)
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Garry Owen | ... |
Bus Passenger Behind Sailor (uncredited)
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June Paul | ... |
Showgirl (uncredited)
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Joseph Paz | ... |
Showboy in Deli (uncredited)
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Marg Pemberton | ... |
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
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Michael Pierce | ... |
Hot Rod Passenger (uncredited)
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Isabel Randolph | ... |
Mrs. Darling (uncredited)
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Les Raymaster | ... |
Commuter at Terminal (uncredited)
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Marty Rhiel | ... |
Ad-Lib Man (uncredited)
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Joel Robinson | ... |
Showgirl (uncredited)
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Clark Ross | ... |
Commuter at Terminal (uncredited)
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Walter Scharf | ... |
Conductor: overture (uncredited)
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Hazel Shaw | ... |
Showgirl (uncredited)
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Joan Shawlee | ... |
Tall Brunette in Boardinghouse (uncredited)
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John Sheehan | ... |
Desk Clerk (uncredited)
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Miles Shepard | ... |
Cop in Park (uncredited)
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Marilyn Simms | ... |
Showgirl (uncredited)
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Helen Spring | ... |
Mrs. Peterson (uncredited)
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Norman Stevans | ... |
Audience Member (uncredited)
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Angela Stevens | ... |
Showgirl (uncredited)
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Bert Stevens | ... |
Audience Member (uncredited)
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Frieda Stoll | ... |
Wardrobe Woman (uncredited)
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Libby Taylor | ... |
Boardinghouse Maid (uncredited)
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Shirley Tegge | ... |
Showgirl (uncredited)
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Barbara Thatcher | ... |
Showgirl (uncredited)
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Bob Thom | ... |
Cop in Park (uncredited)
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Beverly Thomas | ... |
Showgirl (uncredited)
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Marie Thomas | ... |
Showgirl (uncredited)
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Claudette Thornton | ... |
Showgirl (uncredited)
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Sid Tomack | ... |
2nd Bus Driver (uncredited)
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Mamie Van Doren | ... |
Showgirl (uncredited)
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Lillian West | ... |
Old Lady (uncredited)
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Joan Whitney | ... |
Showgirl (uncredited)
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Linda Williams | ... |
Showgirl (uncredited)
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Maxine Willis | ... |
Secretary (uncredited)
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Shirley Withney | ... |
Showgirl (uncredited)
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Barbara Worthington | ... |
Showgirl (uncredited)
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Directed by
James V. Kern |
Written by
Sid Silvers | ... | (screen play by) and |
Hal Kanter | ... | (screen play by) |
Sammy Cahn | ... | (based on a story by) |
Produced by
Howard Hughes | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Norman Krasna | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Jerry Wald | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
Walter Scharf | ... | (music score) |
Cinematography by
Edward Cronjager | ... | director of photography |
Harry J. Wild | ... | director of photography (as Harry Wild) |
Editing by
Harry Marker |
Editorial Department
Morgan Padelford | ... | color consultant: Technicolor |
Art Direction by
Carroll Clark | ||
Albert S. D'Agostino |
Set Decoration by
Harley Miller | ... | (set decorations) |
Darrell Silvera | ... | (set decorations) |
Costume Design by
Michael Woulfe | ... | (gowns) |
Adele Balkan | ... | (uncredited) |
Makeup Department
Mel Berns | ... | makeup artist |
Larry Germain | ... | hair stylist |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Fred Fleck | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Sam Ledner | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Clem Portman | ... | sound |
Earl A. Wolcott | ... | sound (as Earl Wolcott) |
John Aalberg | ... | sound recordist (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Joan Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
C. Bakaleinikoff | ... | musical supervisor |
Eliot Daniel | ... | vocal arrangements |
Leo Robin | ... | lyrics |
Jule Styne | ... | composer - songs |
Hal Borne | ... | vocal arranger: Tony Martin's numbers (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Busby Berkeley | ... | musical numbers created and directed by |
Howard Hughes | ... | presenter |
Busby Berkeley | ... | choreographer (uncredited) |
Larry Ceballos | ... | dance director (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- RKO Radio Pictures (1951) (United States) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Pictures (1951) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Films A/S (1952) (Norway) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Films (1952) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Pictures Argentina (1952) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- C&C Television Corporation (1955) (United States) (tv)
- Warner Home Video (2011) (United States) (DVD) (dvdr)
- BBC Two (2016) (United Kingdom) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of: affiliated with A.F. of L.)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Young and inexperienced Nancy Peterson leaves her hometown of Pelican Falls, Vermont, to try to make it big on Broadway. Along the way, she meets Hannah Holbrook, Joyce Campbell and S.F. "Foxy" Rogers, three struggling and starving chorines who are heading back to New York after a disastrous run on a showboat in Vermont. In New York, Nancy also meets baritone Dan Carter, who is thinking about heading back to his hometown of Denver after two years of getting nowhere on Broadway. Beyond meeting Nancy, what Hannah, Joyce, Foxy and Dan also have in common is that they are each represented by Lou Conway, a somewhat shyster of an agent who relies on the good-natured if somewhat reluctant funding of local deli owners Leo and Harry to advance Hannah, Joyce, Foxy and Dan's careers. Regardless, Hannah loves Lou, the two who are engaged. To appease most specifically Dan, Lou comes up with his latest scheme to make his name known to the public: move to a new medium - television - by getting him a spot on Bob Crosby's variety show, which requires not just Dan singing, but a complete act with four pretty and talented chorines backing him up. Dan and the four girls agree, especially after Dan runs into Dennis McGiven, Bob Crosby's producer, who as much as guarantees Dan such a spot if the act is good. As Dan and the girls prepare a routine, what they are unaware of is that Dennis McGiven was not who he appeared, but was a plant by Lou to further the scheme. All Lou has to do is get Dan and the girls really onto the show. In the process of rehearsals, Dan and Nancy fall in love. But it may all fall apart if their professional aspirations cannot be met by Lou, or if some misunderstandings come to pass because of Lou's swindle. Written by Huggo |
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Taglines | An eyeful...an earful...an armful of the BIG TOWN! See more » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | The roles played by Charles Dale and Joe Smith were orginally intended for Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, who had to drop out of the film due to an illness contracted by Laurel while filming Utopia (1950). See more » |
Goofs | When Janet Leigh takes the newspaper clipping from her mirror (after seeing Bob Crosby), you can see that the back of the clipping is unprinted. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Toutes les histoires (1989). See more » |
Soundtracks | Are You a Beautiful Dream? See more » |
Quotes |
Lew Conway:
I admit I told a few little white lies... Nancy Peterson: Little white lies? Lew Conway: All right then, great big purple ones. See more » |