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Musical, 100 min, color
This musical biopic chronicles the vaudeville-to-Broadway story of 1920s' star Marilyn Miller (June Haver). From her start on the boards in Finley, Ohio, Marilyn sings and dances her way to Broadway stardom, frequently in company with her mentor, dancer Jack Donahue (Ray Bolger
Starring June Haver and Gordon MacRae. The lovely June Haver is offered the part in a play but refuses because she thinks it's not good enough for her. Gordon MacRae informs her that the part calls for an actress anyway, not a singer and dancer. She is unhappy about this and slaps his face. He puts her over his knees, and in full view of the camera, he start spanking her. 10-11 times his hand has the honor of landing over the seat of her shirt. She wriggles and yells all through the spanking and tells him: "it hurts". The spanking is interupted by the housemaid who informs them that the director is on the phone. June Haver is still laying over Gordon Macrae's knee. By now June has been persueded to take the part and instructs the maid to tell him to come over.
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June Haver | .... | Marilyn Miller |
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Ray Bolger | .... | Jack Donahue |
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Gordon MacRae | .... | Frank Carter |
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Charles Ruggles | .... | Caro Miller |
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Rosemary DeCamp | .... | Mama Miller |
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Lee Wilde | .... | Claire Miller |
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Lyn Wilde | .... | Ruth Miller |
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Dick Simmons | .... | Henry Doran |
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S.Z. Sakall | .... | Shendorf |
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Walter Catlett | .... | Himself |
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George Zoritch | .... | Ballet Specialty |
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Oleg Tupine | .... | Ballet Specialty |
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Stanley Andrews | .... | Producer (uncredited) |
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Monte Blue | .... | Actor in 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' (uncredited) |
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Paul E. Burns | .... | Mr. Beeman (uncredited) |
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Phyllis Coates | .... | (uncredited) |
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Bess Flowers | .... | Woman in Billingsley's Waiting Room (uncredited) |
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William Forrest | .... | Producer Taylor (uncredited) |
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Jack Gargan | .... | Stage Manager (uncredited) |
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Esther Howard | .... | Mrs. Moffitt (uncredited) |
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Frank Jaquet | .... | Producer (uncredited) |
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Eddie Kane | .... | Stage Manager (uncredited) |
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Fred Kelsey | .... | Stage Doorman (uncredited) |
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Douglas Kennedy | .... | Doctor (uncredited) |
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Hank Mann | .... | Stage Hand (uncredited) |
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Ted Mapes | .... | Express Wagon Driver (uncredited) |
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Charles Marsh | .... | Bill, Stage Hand (uncredited) |
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Will Rogers Jr. | .... | Will Rogers (uncredited) |
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Paul Stanton | .... | Show Director (uncredited) |
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Pierre Watkin | .... | Theater Goer (uncredited) |
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Leo White | .... | Christmas Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Lillian Yarbo | .... | Violet (uncredited) |
| Directed by | |||
| David Butler | |||
| Writing credits (in alphabetical order) | ||
| Henry Ephron | ||
| Phoebe Ephron | ||
| Bert Kalmar | story | |
| Harry Ruby | story | |
| Marian Spitzer | ||
| Produced by | |||
| William Jacobs | .... | producer | |
| Cinematography by | |||
| J. Peverell Marley | (as Peverell Marley) | ||
| Film Editing by | |||
| Irene Morra | |||
| Art Direction by | |||
| John Hughes | |||
| Set Decoration by | |||
| Fred M. MacLean | |||
| Costume Design by | |||
| Marjorie Best | |||
| Travilla | |||
| Makeup Department | |||
| Bill Cooley | .... | makeup artist | |
| Perc Westmore | .... | makeup artist | |
| Production Management | |||
| Louis Baum | .... | production manager (as Lou Baum) | |
| Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Philip Quinn | .... | assistant director (as Phil Quinn) | |
| Sound Department | |||
| Charles David Forrest | .... | sound (as David Forrest) | |
| Francis J. Scheid | .... | sound | |
| Other crew | |||
| Jean Baker | .... | script supervisor | |
| Ray Heindorf | .... | musical director | |
| Natalie Kalmus | .... | color consultant | |
| Mitchell Kovaleski | .... | associate color consultant | |
| Ralph Owen | .... | gaffer | |
| Frank Perkins | .... | orchestra | |
| LeRoy Prinz | .... | choreographer | |
| Ray Ramsey | .... | camera operator | |
| Jack Woods | .... | still photographer | |
| Bonnie Lou Williams | .... | singing voice: June Haver (uncredited) | |
| Warren Yaple | .... | grip (uncredited) | |
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Runtime: 106 min
Country: USA
Language: English
Color: Color (Technicolor)
Sound Mix: Mono (RCA Sound System)
