Variety Girl (1947)

Dozens of star and character-actor cameos and a message about the Variety Club (show-business charity) are woven into a framework about two hopeful young ladies who come to Hollywood, ... See full summary »

Director:

George Marshall

Writers:

Monte Brice, Edmund L. Hartmann,

Stars:

Mary Hatcher, Olga San Juan, DeForest Kelley

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mary Hatcher	...	Catherine Brown / Juliet
Olga San Juan	...	Amber La Vonne
DeForest Kelley	...	Bob Kirby
Frank Ferguson	...	R.J. O'Connell
Glenn Tryon	...	Bill Farris
Nella Walker	...	Mrs. Webster
Torben Meyer	...	Andre - Brown Derby Headwaiter
Jack Norton	...	Busboy at Brown Derby
Elaine Riley	...	Cashier (Brown Derby)
Charles Victor	...	Mr. O'Connell's Assistant
Gus Taute	...	O'Connell's Assistant's Assistant
Harry Hayden	...	Manager - Grauman's Chinese Theatre
Bing Crosby	...	Bing Crosby
Bob Hope	...	Bob Hope
Gary Cooper	...	Gary Cooper

Storyline

Dozens of star and character-actor cameos and a message about the Variety Club (show-business charity) are woven into a framework about two hopeful young ladies who come to Hollywood, exchange identities, and cause comic confusion (with slapstick interludes) throughout the Paramount studio.

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Plot Keywords:

variety club

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Genres:

Comedy | Musical

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 August 1947 (USA)

Also Known As:

Mädchen für Hollywood

Filming Locations:

Grauman's Chinese Theater - 6925 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Color (Technicolor) (cartoon sequence) Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Under contract to different record labels at the time - Bing Crosby at Decca and Bob Hope at Capitol - the duo could not produce for the marketplace a disc of their specialty number from the film, "Harmony" (music by Jimmy Van Heusen, lyrics by Johnny Burke). Decca, taking another tune from the score, united Bing with his frequent recording partners, The Andrews Sisters, for a best-selling single of the jaunty city song, "Tallahassee" (music and lyrics by Frank Loesser), a ditty introduced in the picture by Dorothy Lamour and the usually non-singing Alan Ladd. On a Capitol 78, Johnny Mercer teamed with The King Cole Trio for their take on "Harmony."

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Connections

References Wings (1927)

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Soundtracks

"Lohengrin: Prelude to Act III"
(uncredited)
Music by Richard Wagner

User Reviews

Cheap looking tour of Paramount Studios.

There's plenty of stars in this homage to Variety clubs international but precious little entertainment. A poor script and shoddy production values make this movie look as though it was shot over weekends on whatever sets happened to be available. Painful to sit through at times with dated comedy routines that were probably not very funny even at the time. Of the performers Pearl Bailey does a not bad musical number, and Bing Crosby and Bob Hope come the closest to being funny.