Little Miss Broadway (1947 film)
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| Directed by | Arthur Dreifuss |
| Written by | Arthur Dreifuss Victor McLeod Betty Wright |
| Produced by | Sam Katzman |
| Starring | Jean Porter John Shelton Ruth Donnelly |
| Cinematography | Ira H. Morgan |
| Edited by | Richard Fantl |
| Music by | Mischa Bakaleinikoff |
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| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Little Miss Broadway is a 1947 American musical film directed by Arthur Dreifuss and starring Jean Porter, John Shelton and Ruth Donnelly.[1] Dreifuss also co wrote the screenplay.[2]
Plot
[edit]A girl visits her relatives who she thinks are wealthy, not knowing they are penniless. Judy Gibson and her fiancé, Dick Nichols, are taken in by a number of rogues at a New York mansion they pretend to own, which actually belongs to an imprisoned gangster. They attempt a scam with $200,000 in loot found hidden at the crook's home, but Judy ultimately gets the better of all.
Cast
[edit]- Jean Porter as Judy
- John Shelton as Dick
- Douglas Wood as Richard
- Edward Gargan as Uncle George
- Ruth Donnelly as Minnie
- Kirk Alyn as Lt. O'Brien
Production
[edit]The film was originally known as Broadway Baby. Columbia bought the rights to the script in November 1946 and assigned it to producer Sam Katzman.[3]
This was the second movie Porter made for Katzman, following Betty Co-Ed. Filming started on 20 January 1947.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Little Miss Broadway (1947)". Archived from the original on March 12, 2016.
- ^ THOMAS F. BRADY (Jan 28, 1947). "SELZNICK TO FILM VICKI BAUM STORY: ' Sands of Time' to Have Cary Grant and Dorothy McGuire in the Leading Roles". New York Times. p. 27.
- ^ "GARSON TO APPEAR IN 'NUTMEG TREE': Production of Screen Version of Margery Sharp Novel Will Begin at Metro in January Of Local Origin". New York Times. Nov 28, 1946. p. 45.
- ^ Schallert, Edwin (Jan 13, 1947). "DRAMA AND FILM: 'Black Velvet' Boasts Strong Stellar Trio". Los Angeles Times. p. A2.
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