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Girl Rush

  • 19441944
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 5m
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Robert Mitchum, Barbara Jo Allen, Patti Brill, Wally Brown, Alan Carney, Paul Hurst, Frances Langford, and Sarah Padden in Girl Rush (1944)
  • Comedy
  • Western
  • Musical
Two unsuccessful vaudeville entertainers decide to search for gold during the California gold rush in 1849. They come to a town where no woman lives. The dwellers of this town promise them a... Read allTwo unsuccessful vaudeville entertainers decide to search for gold during the California gold rush in 1849. They come to a town where no woman lives. The dwellers of this town promise them a lot of gold, when they bring some women to them. So they bring a vaudeville show with lot... Read allTwo unsuccessful vaudeville entertainers decide to search for gold during the California gold rush in 1849. They come to a town where no woman lives. The dwellers of this town promise them a lot of gold, when they bring some women to them. So they bring a vaudeville show with lots of girls.
IMDb RATING
4.9/10
237
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  • Director
    • Gordon Douglas
  • Writers
    • László Vadnay(story "Petticoat Fever")
    • Aladar Laszlo(story "Petticoat Fever")
    • Robert E. Kent(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Wally Brown
    • Alan Carney
    • Frances Langford
Top credits
  • Director
    • Gordon Douglas
  • Writers
    • László Vadnay(story "Petticoat Fever")
    • Aladar Laszlo(story "Petticoat Fever")
    • Robert E. Kent(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Wally Brown
    • Alan Carney
    • Frances Langford
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    • 7User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    Wally Brown and Alan Carney in Girl Rush (1944)
    Robert Mitchum and Paul Hurst in Girl Rush (1944)
    Robert Mitchum and Paul Hurst in Girl Rush (1944)
    Wally Brown in Girl Rush (1944)
    Wally Brown and Alan Carney in Girl Rush (1944)
    Robert Mitchum, Wally Brown, Alan Carney, and Paul Hurst in Girl Rush (1944)
    Barbara Jo Allen and Alan Carney in Girl Rush (1944)
    Wally Brown, Alan Carney, and Frances Langford in Girl Rush (1944)
    Virginia Belmont, Rita Corday, Daun Kennedy, Rosemary La Planche, and Elaine Riley in Girl Rush (1944)
    Robert Mitchum, Barbara Jo Allen, Patti Brill, Wally Brown, Alan Carney, Rita Corday, Daun Kennedy, Frances Langford, and Sarah Padden in Girl Rush (1944)
    Robert Mitchum, Paul Hurst, Sarah Padden, and Chili Williams in Girl Rush (1944)
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    Top cast

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    Wally Brown
    Wally Brown
    • Jerry Milesas Jerry Miles
    Alan Carney
    Alan Carney
    • Mike Strageras Mike Strager
    Frances Langford
    Frances Langford
    • Flo Danielsas Flo Daniels
    Barbara Jo Allen
    Barbara Jo Allen
    • Suzie Banksas Suzie Banks
    Robert Mitchum
    Robert Mitchum
    • Jimmy Smithas Jimmy Smith
    Paul Hurst
    Paul Hurst
    • Muleyas Muley
    Patti Brill
    • Claireas Claire
    Sarah Padden
    Sarah Padden
    • Mrs. Emma Masonas Mrs. Emma Mason
    Cy Kendall
    Cy Kendall
    • 'Honest' Greg Barlanas 'Honest' Greg Barlan
    John Merton
    John Merton
    • Scullyas Scully
    Ernie Adams
    Ernie Adams
    • Shell Game Playeras Shell Game Player
    • (uncredited)
    Bobby Barber
    Bobby Barber
    • Small Bald Bearded Manas Small Bald Bearded Man
    • (uncredited)
    Virginia Belmont
    Virginia Belmont
    • Troupe Memberas Troupe Member
    • (uncredited)
    Chris Willow Bird
    Chris Willow Bird
    • Mineras Miner
    • (uncredited)
    Sammy Blum
    Sammy Blum
    • Drunkas Drunk
    • (uncredited)
    Eddie Borden
    Eddie Borden
    • Extra at The Frisco Folliesas Extra at The Frisco Follies
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Casey
    • 4-Up Driveras 4-Up Driver
    • (uncredited)
    Wheaton Chambers
    • Dealeras Dealer
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Gordon Douglas
    • Writers
      • László Vadnay(story "Petticoat Fever")
      • Aladar Laszlo(story "Petticoat Fever")
      • Robert E. Kent(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    Two unsuccessful vaudeville entertainers decide to search for gold during the California gold rush in 1849. They come to a town where no woman lives. The dwellers of this town promise them a lot of gold, when they bring some women to them. So they bring a vaudeville show with lots of girls. —Stephan Eichenberg <eichenbe@fak-cbg.tu-muenchen.de>
    • san francisco california
    • year 1849
    • reference to california gold rush
    • musical revue
    • vaudeville act
    • 22 more
    • Plot summary
    • Add synopsis
    • Taglines
      • PARDNER, IT'S A PANIC OF THRILLS AND FUN AND SONG! Four of your top entertainment favorites...trouping and whooping it up in a wide-open, gold-boom town! (Print Ad-Leader-Post, ((Regina, Sask.)) 23 January 1945)
    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Western
      • Musical
    • Certificate
      • Approved
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Fifth of seven feature films headlined by the comedy duo of Wally Brown and Alan Carney released from 1943 to 1946.
    • Goofs
      Safety wire is visible during Jerry and Mike's demonstration of their stage routine for the two cowboys and the women when one stands on the other's shoulders.
    • Quotes

      Joe - Bartender: No hooch, no mooch!

    • Connections
      Featured in Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story: Dark Victory (1987)
    • Soundtracks
      When I'm Walking Arm in Arm with Jim
      (1944) (uncredited)

      Music by Lew Pollack

      Lyrics by Harry Harris

      Danced by chorus

      Sung and danced by Frances Langford, with Wally Brown and Alan Carney at the Frisco Follies

      Reprised by Frances Langford in Red Creek

    User reviews7

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Dopey...but I kinda liked it.
    Abbott & Costello were so popular in the 1940s that RKO tried creating their own version of the team when they paired Wally Brown with Alan Carney. They made quite a few films together in the three years they were paired but nowadays they're practically unheard of by most film fans.

    When "Girl Rush" begins, Jerry and Mike (Brown and Carney) are a successful act during the old west. But they go from popular to nothing when gold is discovered and folks stop attending their show. So they travel the west looking for opportunities. In one town, they find that the men there are starving for entertainment....and girls. And, some of the locals are tired of the nasty clipjoint in town and want something better...so they pay the boys to bring a show with LOTS of girls to their town...not realizing that the boys have no idea HOW they'll possibly do this.

    In addition to Carney and Brown, the film features a young Robert Mitchum...which isn't surprising since the story is set in the old west and Mitchum mostly made westerns at this point in his budding career.

    Overall, the film is silly fun...and VERY much like an Abbott & Costello flick Very similar and worth seeing.
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    • Jul 14, 2021

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 21, 1944 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Una chica urgentemente
    • Filming locations
      • RKO Studios - 780 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • RKO Radio Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 5 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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