Kathy O'
| Kathy O' | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jack Sher |
| Produced by | Sy Gomberg |
| Screenplay by |
Jack Sher Sy Gomberg |
| Based on | Memo on Kathy O'Rourke by Jack Sher |
| Starring |
Dan Duryea Jan Sterling Patty McCormack Sam Levene |
| Music by | Frank Skinner |
| Cinematography | Arthur E. Airling |
| Edited by | George Gittens |
Production company |
Universal Pictures |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Kathy O' is a 1958 comedy-drama about a publicity agent's attempt to hide the fact that a child star, unlike her on-screen characters, is a complete brat.
Plot
Kathy O'Rourke (Patty McCormack) is a child actress who on screen portrays sweet loveable girls like Shirley Temple. In real life however Kathy is anything but sweet and instead acts as a self-centered brat. Publicity agent Harry Johnson (Dan Duryea) is tasked by the studio with the job of keeping a national magazine reporter, Celeste Saunders (Jan Sterling) from discovering that their child star is a devil and not an angel. His task is complicated by the fact that Celeste is his ex-wife. Much to his surprise Celeste and Kathy become great friends because Celeste treats Kathy like a kid and not a star. However, when Kathy runs away to be with Celeste, it's Harry who gets accused of kidnapping Kathy.
Cast
- Dan Duryea as Harry Johnson
- Jan Sterling as Celeste Saunders
- Patty McCormack as Kathy O'Rourke
- Sam Levene as Ben Melnick
- Mary Jane Croft as Harriet Burton
- Barney Phillips as Matt Williams