Has Anybody Seen My Gal (1952)

Wealthy Samuel Fulton is getting older and has no family of his own. He decides to leave his estate to the family of his first love, who turned down his marriage proposal years ago because ... See full summary »

Director:

Douglas Sirk

Writers:

Joseph Hoffman (written for the screen by), Eleanor H. Porter (based on a story by)

Stars:

Piper Laurie, Rock Hudson, Charles Coburn

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Piper Laurie	...	Millicent Blaisdell
Rock Hudson	...	Dan Stebbins
Charles Coburn	...	Samuel Fulton / John Smith
Gigi Perreau	...	Roberta Blaisdell
Lynn Bari	...	Harriet Blaisdell
William Reynolds	...	Howard Blaisdell
Larry Gates	...	Charles Blaisdell
Skip Homeier	...	Carl Pennock
Paul Harvey	...	Judge Wilkins
Paul McVey	...	Mr. Pennock
Gloria Holden	...	Mrs. Pennock
Frank Ferguson	...	Edward Norton
Forrest Lewis	...	Martin Quinn
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Natalie Schafer	...	Clarissa Pennock (scenes deleted)

Storyline

Wealthy Samuel Fulton is getting older and has no family of his own. He decides to leave his estate to the family of his first love, who turned down his marriage proposal years ago because he was poor. But he wants to test the family before leaving his money to them. He takes a room in their home and a job in the father's shop. He anonymously grants them $100,000. Harriet Blaisdell moves the family into a mansion and makes plans to marry her daughter Millicent off to a socialite rather than her soda jerk boyfriend Dan. The money goes to their heads, and they soon find themselves broke, back in their old house, and back to their old lives. Father back in his shop, Millicent engaged to Dan, and everyone seemingly much happier. Hoping they learned their lesson, Fulton takes his leave of the family.

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Plot Keywords:

money | marriage proposal | love | mansion | soda jerk | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 May 1953 (Finland)

Also Known As:

Oh Money, Money

Filming Locations:

Colonial Street, Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal International Pictures (UI)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Though Piper Laurie is pictured with Rock Hudson on the cover of the recent DVD she is not identified by name and not billed on the packaging. The name of the child-actress Gigi Perreau who played her sister is featured instead.

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Quotes

Samuel Fulton: You've a lovely family, Millicent. It could have been my family if you hadn't been so darn obstinate!

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Connections

References Anybody Here Seen Kelly? (1928)

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Soundtracks

"Gimme a Little Kiss (Will 'Ya' Huh?)"
(uncredited)
Written by Roy Turk, Jack Smith and Maceo Pinkard (1926)
Performed by Piper Laurie

User Reviews

Sumptuous, funny look at the family values, 20s style.

Yup, that's James Dean at the soda fountain in a blink-and-you-miss-him scene! That's just one of the treats in this intoxicatingly charming film. I've always thought Piper Laurie was every bit as gorgeous as the other 50s sirens and Rock Hudson, director Sirk's go-to guy, is perfect as the hunky soda jerk in love. Beautiful to look at, with plenty of period songs, costumes, and cars. And the hep dialogue is a scream as is the agony of the period's high prices: a dozen eggs for under 15 cents! A great double bill would be seeing this with that other 1952 classic set in the same period, Singin' in the Rain. One of Mancini's earliest films.