I Can Get it For You Wholesale (1951)
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Money, romance, betrayal, double-dealing -- who knew making dresses could be so interesting? Harriet Boyd (Susan Hayward) is a fashion model who has landed plenty of work with a Seventh Avenue dress-making concern. However, Harriet knows that she can't be a model forever, so she is trying to… More Money, romance, betrayal, double-dealing -- who knew making dresses could be so interesting? Harriet Boyd (Susan Hayward) is a fashion model who has landed plenty of work with a Seventh Avenue dress-making concern. However, Harriet knows that she can't be a model forever, so she is trying to turn her dreams of being a dress designer into reality. She knows that you have to be tough to succeed in the garment industry, but "tough" is practically Harriet's middle name; the ruthless would-be garment mogul lures salesman Teddy Sherman (Dan Dailey) and production whiz Mr. Cooper (Sam Jaffe) from the company and starts her own shop. Harriet has a genuine talent for designing dresses that look good on ordinary women, and the firm soon develops a solid customer base, but the more luxurious and lucrative department stores are looking for something more upscale. J.F. Noble (George Sanders), who runs one such chain, tells Harriet he'd be interested in carrying her merchandice if she was willing to create a line of designer-style gowns. Teddy is against the idea, feeling it doesn't play on their strengths and would be bad for the company in the long run. Harriet, however, is determined to make a name for herself, and when Teddy and Cooper won't allow her out of their deal, she begins making gowns for Noble on the sly. Once the deal with Noble is sealed, Harriet informs Teddy and Cooper that they have no choice but to go along with her; this does not sit well with either of them, especially Teddy, who has become romantically involved with Harriet, though she toys with Noble out of self-interest. I Can Get It for You Wholesale (also released as Only the Best) was based on a novel by Jerome Weidman; the book was later adapted into a Broadway musical, which is best remembered today for providing Barbra Streisand with her first big break in show biz. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Michael Gordon
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Apr 4, 1951 Wide
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Cast
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Susan Hayward
as Harriet Boyd
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Dan Dailey
as Teddy Sherman
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George Sanders
as J.F. Noble
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Sam Jaffe
as Cooper
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Randy Stuart
as Marge Boyd
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Marvin Kaplan
as Arnold Fisher
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Harry von Zell
as Savage
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Barbara Whiting
as Ellen Cooper
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Vicki Cummings
as Hermione Griggs
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Ross Elliott
as Ray
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Richard Lane
as Kelley
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Mary Philips
as Mrs. Boyd
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Ben Bard
as Fran
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Steven Geray
as Bettini
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Charles Lane
as Pulvermacher
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Jan Kayne
as Ida
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Marion Marshall
as Terry
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Jayne Hazard
as Model
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Aline Towne
as Model
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Marjorie Hoshelle
as Louise
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Doris Kemper
as Nurse
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Elizabeth Flournoy
as Secretary
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Jack Carr
as Bartender
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Tamara Shayne
as Mrs. Cooper
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Edwin Max
as Tiffany Joe
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David Wolfe
as Speaker
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Harry Hines
as Elevator Man
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Diana Mumby
as Blonde
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Shirlee Allard
as Blonde
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Beverly Thompson
as Blonde
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Bess Flowers
as Saleswoman
- Annette Haven
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Eda Reiss Merin
as Miss Marks
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Michael Hogan
as Ship's Officer
