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Director:

Irving Reis

Writers:

Damon Runyon (story)
Leonard Spigelgass (screenplay)

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Release Date:

4 September 1942 (USA) more

Genre:

Drama | Romance more

Tagline:

Damon Runyon's thrill-packed story of Broadway . . . as only he could tell it ! more

Plot:

Little Pinks is in love with a nightclub singer named Gloria. But it is a unrequited love as she does not know that he exists... more | add synopsis

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Cast

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Henry Fonda ... Agustus 'Little Pinks' Pinkerton, II

Lucille Ball ... Gloria Lyons
Barton MacLane ... Case Ables
Eugene Pallette ... Nicely Nicely Johnson

Agnes Moorehead ... Violette Shumberg
Sam Levene ... Horsethief
Ray Collins ... Professor B
Marion Martin ... Mimi Venus

William T. Orr ... Decatur Reed (as William Orr)
George Cleveland ... Colonel Samuel Venus
Vera Gordon ... Mrs. Lefkowitz
Ozzie Nelson ... Himself, Orchestra Leader (as Ozzie Nelson and His Orchestra)
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Additional Details

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #8385) | USA:TV-G (TV rating) | Sweden:(Banned) (1943) | Australia:G

Filming Locations:

Miami, Florida, USA more


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

Some cast members in studio records/casting call lists did not appear or were not identifiable in the movie. These were (with their character names): Elliott Sullivan (Tramp), Al Hill (Tramp) and Donald Kirke (Surgeon). more

Quotes:

Gloria Lyons: Love is something that gets you one room, two chins and 3 kids. more

Movie Connections:

Featured in Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie (1993) (TV) more

Soundtrack:

Who Knows? more


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Unselfish Love, 24 October 2006
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Author: Tapestry6 from United States

The comments about the Fonda character having 'no reason' to take the abusive and selfishness of the Ball character makes me wonder if this person ever loved anyone unconditionally. There are many people in this world that take worse than the verbal abuse from the person they love and stay with them their whole lives.

The Ball character was very well done and I don't think I remember Ball being a character like that after this movie. I don't like Lucille Ball as a comedienne, its too bad that she wasn't able to continue as a dramatic actress she would have done well.

But the movie is all about love conquering the selfish...wish it was that way all the time.

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