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Release Date:
24 May 1954 (Sweden) more
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Something new under the Musical Sun!
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Stage-and-night club star Jeannie Laird (June Haver) buys her first home, and everyone who is anyone... more | add synopsis
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92 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)
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Rejecting the part of Jeannie Laird, Betty Grable turned down a fifth movie match-up with Dan Dailey. Twentieth Century-Fox then placed Miss Grable on suspension. more
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You're Doin' All Right more

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3 out of 4 people found the following review useful.
Strange musical, 7 December 2007
5/10
Author: ryancm from United States

GIRL NEXT DOOR is not your typical Fox musical. It's well done for what it is, but a little strange in that it includes a couple of animated scenes. Also a "dream ballet" ala OKLAHOMA!. The songs are unmemerable and the nightclub number in which June Haver and later Dan Dailey take part is like...unreal. How could all that scenery and visuals take place on a nightclub stage. Oh, I forgot..This is a musical. More like a musical fantasy in many ways. The one standout number has no dancing. Dan Dailey and Billy Gray as father and son sing a ditty while doing the dishes. They juggle and handle the dishware and silverware very cleverly. Don't know how many takes it took to do it, but it's a highlight of the movie and that bit alone is worth watching the film. Watch for the underused and underrated Cara Williams. A delight. Dennis Day, less so! Too bad this was Havers last film, as she had talent, although why her voice was dubbed after doing many earlier musicals is a mystery.

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