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Wabash Avenue (1950)

92 min  -  Musical  -   24 May 1950 (Sweden)
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Andy Clark discovers he was cheated out of a half interest in partner Mike's business, now a thriving dance hall in 1892 Chicago... See full summary »

Director:

Henry Koster

Writers:

Harry Tugend (screenplay), Charles Lederer (screenplay), and 1 more credit »

Stars:

Betty Grable, Victor Mature and Phil Harris
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Betty Grable ...
Ruby Summers
Victor Mature ...
Andy Clark
Phil Harris ...
Mike Stanley
Reginald Gardiner Reginald Gardiner ...
English Eddie
James Barton James Barton ...
Harrigan
Barry Kelley Barry Kelley ...
Bouncer
Margaret Hamilton ...
Tillie Hutch
Jacqueline Dalya Jacqueline Dalya ...
Cleo
Robin Raymond Robin Raymond ...
Jennie
Hal K. Dawson Hal K. Dawson ...
Healy
Dorothy Neumann Dorothy Neumann ...
Reformer
Alexander Pope Alexander Pope ...
Charlie Saxe
Henry Kulky Henry Kulky ...
Joe Barton
Marie Bryant Marie Bryant ...
Elsa
Collette Lyons Collette Lyons ...
Beulah
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Storyline

Andy Clark discovers he was cheated out of a half interest in partner Mike's business, now a thriving dance hall in 1892 Chicago. Unable to win it back, Andy schemes to make Mike's position untenable. He also hopes to turn Ruby Summers, Mike's motor-mouthed burlesque queen, into a classier entertainer, and incidentally to make her his own. But at the last minute, Andy's revenge comes unravelled. Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>  

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Genres:

Musical

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Chicagon Venus See more »

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$2,115,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$2,039,000 (USA)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on November 13, 1950 with Betty Grable and Victor Mature reprising their film roles. See more »

Goofs

Anachronisms: Ruby sings and dances "The Shimmy" (composed in 1917) before attending the Chicago World's Fair of 1893. See more »

Quotes

Ruby Summers: Did you tell him?
Andy Clark: Uh huh.
Ruby Summers: How did he take it?
Andy Clark: Straight out of the bottle.
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Connections

Featured in "Biography: Betty Grable: Behind the Pin-up" (1995) See more »

Soundtracks

"DOWN ON WABASH AVENUE"
Music by Josef Myrow
Lyrics by Mack Gordon
Sung by chorus behind credits; chorus girls; Betty Grable See more »