United States / Aug 29, 1947 / NR
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
Dozens of star and character-actor cameos and a message about the Variety Club (a show-business charity) are woven into a framework about two hopeful young ladies who come to Hollywood, exchange identities, and cause comic confusion (with slapstick interludes) throughout the Paramount studio.
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| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Dorothy Lamour | Dorothy Lamour |
| Sonny Tufts | Sonny Tufts |
| Joan Caulfield | Joan Caulfield |
| William Holden | William Holden |
| Lizabeth Scott | Lizabeth Scott |
| Burt Lancaster | Burt Lancaster |
| Gail Russell | Gail Russell |
| Diana Lynn | Diana Lynn |
| Sterling Hayden | Sterling Hayden |
| Robert Preston | Robert Preston |
| Veronica Lake | Veronica Lake |
| Mary Hatcher | Catherine Brown / Juliet |
| Olga San Juan | Amber La Vonne |
| DeForest Kelley | Bob Kirby |
| Frank Ferguson | R.J. O'Connell |
| Glenn Tryon | Bill Farris |
| Nella Walker | Mrs. Webster |
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| Torben Meyer | Andre |
| Jack Norton | Busboy at Brown Derby |
| Elaine Riley | Cashier |
| Charles Victor | Mr. O'Connell's Assistant |
| Gus Taute | Assistant's Assistant |
| Harry Hayden | Manager at Grauman's Chinese |
| John Lund | John Lund |
| William Bendix | William Bendix |
| Barry Fitzgerald | Barry Fitzgerald |
| Howard Da Silva | Howard Da Silva |
| Macdonald Carey | Macdonald Carey |
| Cass Daley | Cass Daley |
| Patric Knowles | Patric Knowles |
| Mona Freeman | Mona Freeman |
| Billy De Wolfe | Billy De Wolfe |
| William Demarest | Barker |
| Cecil Kellaway | Cecil Kellaway |
| Virginia Field | Variety Girl |
| Richard Webb | Soldier |
| Frank Faylen | Frank Faylen |
| Cecil B. DeMille | Cecil B. DeMille |
| Mitchell Leisen | Mitchell Leisen |
| Frank Butler | Frank Butler |
| George Marshall | George Marshall |
| Pearl Bailey | Pearl Bailey |
| Jimmy Mulcay | Harmonica Player |
| Mildred Mulcay | Harmonica Player |
| Spike Jones | Spike Jones |
| Walter Abel | Walter Abel (uncredited) |
| Eric Alden | Makeup Man (uncredited) |
| Bob Alden | Autograph Seeker (uncredited) |
| Lucille Barkley | Secretary (uncredited) |
| Patricia Barry | Variety Girl (uncredited) |
| Stanley Clements | Stanley Clements (uncredited) |
| Charles Coleman | Man at Steambath (uncredited) |
| James Carlisle | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
| Russell Custer | Waiter (uncredited) |
| George Reeves | George Reeves (uncredited) |
| Ann Doran | Hairdresser (uncredited) |
| Barry Norton | Plane Passenger (uncredited) |
| Wanda Hendrix | Variety Girl |
Genres
MusicComedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Variety Girl |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date | 29 agosto 1947 |
| Production | Daniel Dare |
| Writer | Monte Brice, Edmund L. Hartmann, Frank Tashlin, Robert L. Welch |
| Editing | LeRoy Stone |
| Cinematography | Lionel Lindon, Stuart Thompson |
| Assistant directors | George Marshall |
| Camera operators | Lionel Lindon, Stuart Thompson |
| Additional photography | Lionel Lindon, Stuart Thompson |
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| Production design | Robert Clatworthy, Hans Dreier, Sam Comer, Ross Dowd |
| Art direction | Robert Clatworthy, Hans Dreier, Sam Comer, Ross Dowd |
| Set decoration | Sam Comer, Ross Dowd, Robert Clatworthy, Hans Dreier |
| Music | Joseph J. Lilley |
| Sound | Joseph J. Lilley |
| Costume design | Waldo Angelo, Edith Head, Dorothy O'Hara |
| Makeup | Waldo Angelo, Edith Head, Dorothy O'Hara |
| Hairstyling | Waldo Angelo, Edith Head, Dorothy O'Hara |
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