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Kathy O'
Directed byJack Sher
Screenplay byJack Sher
Sy Gomberg
Produced bySy Gomberg
StarringDan Duryea
Jan Sterling
Patty McCormack
Sam Levene
CinematographyArthur E. Airling
Edited byGeorge Gittens
Music byFrank Skinner
Production
company
Universal Pictures
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • September 24, 1958 (1958-09-24) (United States)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Kathy O' is a 1958 comedy-drama about a publicity agent's attempt to hide the fact that a child star, unlike her on-screen characters, is a complete brat.

Plot

Kathy O'Rourke (Patty McCormack) is a child actress who on screen portrays sweet loveable girls like Shirley Temple. In real life however Kathy is anything but sweet and instead acts as a self-centered brat. Publicity agent Harry Johnson (Dan Duryea) is tasked by the studio with the job of keeping a national magazine reporter, Celeste Saunders (Jan Sterling) from discovering that their child star is a devil and not an angel. His task is complicated by the fact that Celeste is his ex-wife. Much to his surprise Celeste and Kathy become great friends because Celeste treats Kathy like a kid and not a star. However, when Kathy runs away to be with Celeste, it's Harry who gets accused of kidnapping Kathy.

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