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5.8/10   169 votes
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Writers:
Libbie Block (story)
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Release Date:
25 April 1944 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Musical | Romance | War more
Tagline:
Your No. 1 BoxOffice Star In Her No. 1 BoxOffice Hit! more
Plot:
Glamorous Lorry Jones, the toast of a Missouri military canteen, has become "engaged" to almost every serviceman she's signed her pin-up photo for... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
Disappointing Grable musical probably charmed the socks off servicemen... more (9 total)

Cast

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Betty Grable ... Lorry Jones
John Harvey ... Tommy Dooley
Martha Raye ... Molly McKay
Joe E. Brown ... Eddie Hall
Eugene Pallette ... Barney Briggs
Dorothea Kent ... Kay
Dave Willock ... Dud Miller
Frank Condos ... Specialty dancer (as Condos Brothers)
Harry Condos ... Specialty dancer (as Condos Brothers)
Charlie Spivak ... Himself (bandleader)
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Runtime:
84 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
Australia:G | Finland:S | USA:Approved (PCA #9534)
Company:
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
"This Is It" (music by James V. Monaco, lyrics by Mack Gordon), sung by Betty Grable, was deleted from this movie. The song as filmed has been restored on the DVD from Fox Home Entertainment. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults (1997) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
You're My Little Pin Up Girl more

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7 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
Disappointing Grable musical probably charmed the socks off servicemen..., 19 September 2006
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Author: Neil Doyle from U.S.A.

Perhaps back then this was seen as a bright and bubbly tribute to the Armed Forces everywhere, but surely BETTY GRABLE deserved better material for a musical with a title like PIN UP GIRL. She's pretty and pert as a secretary whose romance with a soldier goes from Boy Meets Girl, Boy Loses Girl, Boy Wins Girl in timeworn Hollywood fashion.

No help is the fact that MARTHA RAYE and JOE E. BROWN can usually be counted on to add gags and merriment to any film they're in. Here, they open their big mouths and nothing funny comes out.

The songs are weak, lacking interest even for Grable fans--with one exception. A nifty little number called "Once Too Often" has Betty doing a slit-skirt, torrid dance number with Hermes Pan, the famous choreographer who worked with Astaire and Rogers on many of their most famous routines. It's the only musical number worth staying awake for.

The climactic military number is a hoot, with Betty doing a parade of arms military drill that reminded me of my boot camp days.

Summing up: This is one you can afford to miss.

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