Happy Go Lovely
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| Directed by | H. Bruce Humberstone |
| Produced by | Marcel Hellman |
| Written by | Friedrich Dammann (story) Herbert Rosenfeld (story) Val Guest |
| Starring | David Niven Vera-Ellen Cesar Romero Diane Hart |
| Music by | Mischa Spoliansky |
| Cinematography | Erwin Hillier |
| Editing by | Bert Bates |
| Studio | Marcel Hellman Productions (as Excelsior Films Ltd.) |
| Distributed by | Associated British-Pathé (UK) RKO Radio Pictures (US) |
| Release date(s) | 6 March 1951 (London) July 25, 1951 (New York City) |
| Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | ₤230,845 (UK)[1] |
Happy Go Lovely is a 1951 British musical comedy film with Technicolor, directed by H. Bruce Humberstone and starring Vera Ellen, David Niven, and Cesar Romero. The film was made and first released, in the UK, and distributed in the US by RKO Radio Pictures in 1952.
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[edit] Plot summary
A chorus girl is given top billing in a broke producer's show after rumours link her with a millionaire in Scotland.
[edit] Cast
- David Niven as B.G. Bruno
- Vera-Ellen as Janet Jones
- Cesar Romero as John Frost
- Bobby Howes as Charlie
- Diane Hart as Mae
- Gordon Jackson as Paul Tracy
- Barbara Couper as Madame Amanda
- Henry Hewitt as Dodds
- Gladys Henson as Mrs. Urquhart
- Hugh Dempster as Bates
- Sandra Dorne as Betty
- Joyce Carey as Bruno's Secretary
- John Laurie as Jonskill
- Wylie Watson as Stage Door Keeper
- Joan Heal as Phyllis Gardiner
- Hector Ross as Harold
- Ambrosine Phillpotts as Lady Martin
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Vincent Porter, 'The Robert Clark Account', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 20 No 4, 2000
[edit] Further readings
- Craddock, Jim (2005). Videohound's Golden Movie Retriever. Farmington Hills, Michigan: Thomson Gale. ISBN 978-0787674700.
- Martin, Mick, and Marsha Porter (2003). DVD & Video Guide 2004. New York: Ballantine Books. ISBN 978-0345449948.
- Mundy, John (2007). The British musical film. Manchester: Manchester University Press. ISBN 978-0719063206.
- Tuska, Jon (1991). Encounters with Filmmakers: Eight Career Studies. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. p. 33. ISBN 978-0313263057.
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