Career Girl (1944 film)
Career Girl is a 1944 American musical film directed by Wallace Fox and starring Frances Langford. It was PRC's answer to Columbia's Cover Girl.
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| Directed by | Wallace Fox |
| Produced by | Harry D. Edwards (associate producer) Jack Schwarz (producer) |
| Written by | David Silverstein (story) and Stanley Rauh (story) Sam Neuman (screenplay) |
| Starring | See below |
| Cinematography | Gus Peterson |
| Edited by | Robert O. Crandall |
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Running time | 69 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot summary
Kansas City girl Joan Terry has come to New York to conquer Broadway as thousands have before her. Advised to maintain an appearance of wealth, she has been living in an expensive hotel until she is discovered. With no offers coming in she moves to an economical women's boarding house full of equally unsuccessful actresses, singers, and dancers.
However, when Joan demonstrates her ability in the traditional newcomer's show for the residents, the girls recognise her considerable talent and form a corporation to support her until she is discovered and can pay them back from her earnings.
Joan has a further problem when her impatient fiancée, a Kansas City coal mines owner, orders her to return home in failure to become his meek housewife. When she carries on in her plans, he arrives in New York to sabotage her aspiring career.
Cast
- Frances Langford as Joan Terry
- Edward Norris as Steve Dexter
- Iris Adrian as Glenda Benton
- Craig Woods as James Blake
- Linda Brent as Thelma Mason
- Alec Craig as Theodore "Pop" Billings, the Landlord
- Ariel Heath as Sue Collins
- Lorraine Krueger as Ann
- Gladys Blake as Janie
- Charles Judels as Felix Black
- Charles Williams as Louis Horton
- Renee Helms as Polly
- Marcy McGuire as Louise
Soundtrack
- Frances Langford - "That's How the Rumba Began" (By Morey Amsterdam and Tony Romano)
- Frances Langford - "Some Day" (By Morey Amsterdam and Tony Romano)
- Frances Langford - "Blue in Love Again" (Written by Michael Breen and Sam Neuman)
- Frances Langford - "A Dream Came True" (Written by Michael Breen and Sam Neuman)
- Tap danced to by Lorraine Krueger - "Buck Dance" (traditional stop-time tune for tap dance)
See also
External links
- Career Girl at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Career Girl on IMDb
- Career Girl is available for free download at the Internet Archive