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Queen for a Day

  • 1951
  • Approved
  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
54
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Queen for a Day (1951)
ComedyDrama

A series of vignettes linked together with the popular radio show of the same name, where women publicly reveal why they deserve to be Queen for the Day.A series of vignettes linked together with the popular radio show of the same name, where women publicly reveal why they deserve to be Queen for the Day.A series of vignettes linked together with the popular radio show of the same name, where women publicly reveal why they deserve to be Queen for the Day.

  • Director
    • Arthur Lubin
  • Writers
    • Faith Baldwin
    • John Ashworth
    • Dorothy Parker
  • Stars
    • Jack Bailey
    • Jim Morgan
    • Fort Pearson
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    54
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Arthur Lubin
    • Writers
      • Faith Baldwin
      • John Ashworth
      • Dorothy Parker
    • Stars
      • Jack Bailey
      • Jim Morgan
      • Fort Pearson
    • 1User review
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    Jack Bailey
    Jack Bailey
    • Jack Bailey - Program Host
    Jim Morgan
    • Jim Morgan
    Fort Pearson
    • Ford Pearson - Program Announcer
    • (as Ford Pearson)
    Melanie York
    • First Contestant
    Cynthia Corley
    Cynthia Corley
    • Second Contestant
    Kay Wiley
    • Third Contestant
    Helen Mowery
    Helen Mowery
    • Jan
    Dian Fauntelle
    • Helena
    Phyllis Avery
    Phyllis Avery
    • Marjorie
    Darren McGavin
    Darren McGavin
    • Dan
    Rudy Lee
    Rudy Lee
    • Pete
    Frances E. Williams
    • Anna
    Joan Winfield
    Joan Winfield
    • Laura
    Lonnie Burr
    Lonnie Burr
    • Charles
    • (as Lonny Burr)
    Tristram Coffin
    Tristram Coffin
    • Doctor
    Jiggs Wood
    • Mr. Beck
    Casey Folks
    • Jim
    George Sherwood
    • Mr. Garmes
    • Director
      • Arthur Lubin
    • Writers
      • Faith Baldwin
      • John Ashworth
      • Dorothy Parker
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    • Trivia
      Feature film debut of Leonard Nimoy.
    • Goofs
      An advertiser executive on the Queen For a Day program suggests that a nurse attend a live broadcast of the show on her night off, even though it's already been established that performances of the program take place during the afternoon.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Biography: Leonard Nimoy: Spock and Beyond (1996)

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    10/10
    Very well written and acted.
    This is a film about a television show. At least a television show is the starting point for the trilogy of stories that comprise the narrative. It was a television show that was originally a radio show that was very popular on radio in the forties and then moved into TV. The American public loved it. Ordinary people got the chance at a brief moment of celebrity with a chance of winning their heart's desire. A small group of women would be selected from the audience and each would describe her life and ask for something she needed. In a sense, the show was a precursor for reality shows like Jerry Springer's, although not nearly as crass. The stories were written by three of the top American writers working at the time: Dorothy Parker, John Ashworth and Faith Baldwin. They were all excellent snapshots of contemporary American life. Baldwin's story concerned a man and wife and their small son. Their lives seem idyllic until tragedy strikes. Ashworth's story is about a young man willing to place himself in extreme danger in order to make his way in the world. Parker's pen was always dipped in acid and she was never happier that when she was ridiculing the class of people she knew too well. Parker's story was entitled, "Horsie". It concerned a nurse hired as a nanny for a newborn. The family was too rich and stylish to ever attend to the mundane details of taking care of the child themselves. They poke malicious fun at their sweet, innocent, unsuspecting nanny, simply because she is unattractive and unsophisticated. She doesn't know she is the butt of their jokes and thinks they are wonderful. The story does not make fun of poor "Horsie" as they call her. It is not "Horsie" who is depicted as being pathetic. The film is perhaps sentimental to a fault but it is so well done, that doesn't matter.
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    • Aug 22, 2006

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    • Release date
      • July 7, 1951 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Sogni ad occhi aperti
    • Filming locations
      • Motion Picture Center Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Robert Stillman Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 47 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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