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Give a Girl a Break (1953)

APPROVED 82 min  -  Comedy | Musical | Romance  -   3 December 1953 (USA)
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The star of an upcoming Broadway production, Janet Hallson, walks out during rehersals. The producers of the show... See full summary »

Director:

Stanley Donen

Writers:

Vera Caspary (story), Frances Goodrich, and 1 more credit »

Stars:

Marge Champion, Gower Champion and Debbie Reynolds
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Marge Champion ...
Madelyn Corlane
Gower Champion Gower Champion ...
Ted Sturgis
Debbie Reynolds ...
Suzy Doolittle
Helen Wood Helen Wood ...
Mrs. Olga Bradshaw / Joanna Moss
Bob Fosse Bob Fosse ...
Bob Dowdy
Kurt Kasznar ...
Leo Belney
Richard Anderson ...
Burton Bradshaw
William Ching William Ching ...
Anson Prichett
Lurene Tuttle Lurene Tuttle ...
Mrs. Doolittle
Larry Keating Larry Keating ...
Felix Jordan
Donna Martell Donna Martell ...
Janet Hallson
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Storyline

The star of an upcoming Broadway production, Janet Hallson, walks out during rehersals. The producers of the show, Ted Sturgis, Leo Belney and Bob Dowdy begin to search a replacement. After a quick audition, each favors someone else: Madelyn Corlane, Joanna Moss, Suzie Doolittle. The rest of the movie tells in a series of musical and dance scenes how they finally pick ... Written by Gerhard Gonter <g.gonter@ieee.org>  

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Comedy | Musical | Romance

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Donnez-lui une chance See more »

Filming Locations:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

Although Stanley Donen and Gower Champion were credited with staging the musical numbers, Bob Fosse insisted on doing the choreography for his dance scenes. See more »

Goofs

Miscellaneous: The theater marquee on opening night says "Felix Jordan's New Review". It should be "New Revue." See more »

Connections

Spoofed in The Flea Circus (1954) See more »

Soundtracks

"It Happens Every Time"
Music by Burton Lane
Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
Performed by Marge Champion and Gower Champion See more »