A judge's daughter keeps an eye on a playboy who gets 30 days in jail for speeding.A judge's daughter keeps an eye on a playboy who gets 30 days in jail for speeding.A judge's daughter keeps an eye on a playboy who gets 30 days in jail for speeding.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 nomination total
Nat 'King' Cole
- Nat King Cole
- (as Nat King Cole)
Robert Hyatt
- Dennis
- (as Bobby Hyatt)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaFor the reprise of "Take Me to Broadway", Bobby Van performs an extended dance sequence in which he jumps continuously for nearly five minutes. At first glance, it appears that he accomplishes the entire routine in one take. However, the dance was so tiring that it was cut into five segments, so that he could rest. The cuts are covered by changes in camera angles and placement.
- GoofsDuring Ludwig's hopping dance through town, when he goes from the Indian statue to the horse, a shadow of the camera crane is visible and moving on the brick wall behind him.
- Quotes
Mrs. Livingston: Isn't he here?
Papa Eric Schlemmer: He is and he isn't. Mostly he's in the jail.
- ConnectionsFeatured in That's Entertainment! (1974)
- SoundtracksThe Lullaby of the Lord
(uncredited)
Music by Nicholas Brodszky
Lyrics by Leo Robin
Performed by Jane Powell & chorus
[Cindy leads the church choir and congregation in song at the regular church service]
Featured review
Another entertaining entry from the Golden Age of MGM
SMALL TOWN GIRL was a 1953 musical from the MGM stable about a rich playboy (Farley Granger) who gets arrested for driving too fast through a small town and falls for the sheriff's pretty young daughter (Jane Powell). Nothing really special here, Granger and Powell are charming enough, but this film will always standout in my mind because of two musical numbers performed by supporting players Ann Miller and Bobby Van. Both of these numbers would later be featured in different installments of THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT. "You Gotta Hear that Beat" was a sizzling production number featuring Ann Miller dancing amongst a disembodied orchestra where you only see the arms/hands of the orchestra playing various instruments. The second number "Take Me To Broadway" featured Van as a human pogo stick, bouncing his way all over town, greeting people and interacting with people and places in town, but he never stops hopping. It's just an amazing number and because of these two musical highlights, SMALL TOWN GIRL is a film I will always remember.
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- Dec 1, 2005
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- La provinciana
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- Budget
- $1,438,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 32 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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