Little Miss Broadway (1947 film)
Little Miss Broadway | |
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Directed by | Arthur Dreifuss |
Produced by | Sam Katzman |
Cinematography | Ira H. Morgan |
Edited by | Richard Fantl |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date | June 19, 1947 |
Country | USA |
Language | English |
Little Miss Broadway is a 1947 American musical film starring Jean Porter and directed by Arthur Dreifuss.[1] Dreifuss also co wrote the screenplay.[2]
Plot[]
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[]
- 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[]
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[]
- ^ "Little Miss Broadway (1947)".
- ^ 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.
External links[]
- Little Miss Broadway at the TCM Movie Database
- Little Miss Broadway at IMDb
- English-language films
- 1947 films
- American films
- 1940s musical comedy-drama films
- American musical comedy-drama films
- Columbia Pictures films
- American black-and-white films
- 1947 comedy films
- 1947 drama films
- Musical comedy film stubs