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Overview
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Director:
Writers:
Alice Duer Miller (writer)
James Montgomery (play)
Release Date:
3 May 1940 (USA) more
Tagline:
Siren Irene... You'll Love Her On The Screen... A Miss In Distress Or Gay Adventuress?
Plot:
Sent by her employers on an errand to the home of the wealthy Mrs. Vincent, Irene O'Dare meets Don, a friend of Bob... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. more
User Comments:
Surprised by an exceptional beauty more (9 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Anna Neagle | ... | Irene O'Dare | |
| Ray Milland | ... | Donald 'Don' Marshall | |
| Roland Young | ... | Mr. Smith | |
| Alan Marshal | ... | Robert 'Bob' Vincent | |
| May Robson | ... | Granny O'Dare | |
| Billie Burke | ... | Mrs. Herman Vincent | |
| Arthur Treacher | ... | Bretherton, the Butler | |
| Marsha Hunt | ... | Miss Eleanor Worth | |
| Isabel Jewell | ... | Jane McGee | |
| Doris Nolan | ... | Lillian, a Model | |
| Stuart Robertson | ... | Freddie, the Bandleader | |
| Ethel Griffies | ... | Princess Minetti | |
| Tommy Kelly | ... | Michael O'Dare | |
| Juliette Compton | ... | Mrs. Emily Newlands Grey | |
| Roxanne Barkley | ... | Helen |
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Runtime:
101 min
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Color:
Black and White | Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Victor System)
Certification:
Australia:G | Finland:S | UK:U | USA:Approved (PCA #5931)
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Trivia:
Lux Radio Theatre version starring Jeanette MacDonald and Regis Toomey aired June, 1936. more
Quotes:
Donald 'Don' Marshall:
I understand discretion is your middle name.
Bretherton, the Butler:
Mr. Marshall, if butlers told all they knew, society would be a shambles.
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Soundtrack:
You've Got Me Out on a Limb more
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Watching this delightful movie I was captivated by the beautiful Anna Neagle. While watching the early part of the movie and appreciating more and more the beauty of Miss Neagle, and the beautiful dresses she was modeling, I wished that this was a movie that they would convert to Technicolor. Lo and behold suddenly the movie becomes Technicolor and the vivid red hair and Alice blue gown come alive. Her graceful movements in the dancing and modeling are memorable. I have seen some comments that her dancing was not first class but I do not recall a more alluring dance than her solo dance on the patio near the movie's end. Unfortunately at this time the movie has reverted to black and white but this detracts little from the beautiful Anna. Of course the music is dated but this movie taken as a whole is a musical comedy classic.