Linda Be Good (1947)

Linda Prentiss joins a burlesque troupe to get information for a novel she is writing without her husband, Roger Prentiss, knowing about it. Not knowing who he is, she meets her husband's ... See full summary »

Director:

Frank McDonald

Writers:

George Halasz, Howard Harris (story),

Stars:

Elyse Knox, John Hubbard, Marie Wilson

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Elyse Knox	...	Linda Prentiss
John Hubbard	...	Roger Prentiss
Marie Wilson	...	Margie LaVitte
Gordon Richards	...	Sam Thompson
Jack Norton	...	Jim Benson
Ralph Sanford	...	Nunnally LaVitte
Joyce Compton	...	Mrs. LaVitte
Frank J. Scannell	...	Eddie Morgan (as Frank Scannell)
The Cameo Girls	...	Chorus Line
Leonard Bremen	...	Sgt. Hrublchka (as Lenny Bremen)
Gerald Oliver Smith	...	Butler
Claire Carleton	...	Myrtle
Allan Nixon	...	Officer Jones (as Alan Nixon)
Byron Foulger	...	Bookshop Owner
Edward Gargan	...	Frankie

Storyline

Linda Prentiss joins a burlesque troupe to get information for a novel she is writing without her husband, Roger Prentiss, knowing about it. Not knowing who he is, she meets her husband's boss, Sam Thompson, while on a night-clubbing tour with the show's burlesque queen Margie LaVitte. Later, the boss takes a client and Roger to the burlesque show, and Roger is stunned to see his wife as one of the stars.

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Plot Keywords:

burlesque

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Taglines:

In My Line, The One Thing I Don't Display Is My Brains!

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 November 1947 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Matty Kemp Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

67 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Edited into I Was a Burlesque Queen (1953)

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Soundtracks

"Linda, Be Good"
Written by Charles Herbert and Jack Mason

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