Variety Girl (1947)
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This story of two young hopefuls who come to Hollywood is merely a thin device to feature almost every star working for Paramount Studios in 1947. Mary Hatcher plays Catherine Brown, a woman of humble origins who arrives in Hollywood, where she meets another wanna-be movie star, Amber La Vonne (Olga… More This story of two young hopefuls who come to Hollywood is merely a thin device to feature almost every star working for Paramount Studios in 1947. Mary Hatcher plays Catherine Brown, a woman of humble origins who arrives in Hollywood, where she meets another wanna-be movie star, Amber La Vonne (Olga San Juan). They work their way through the Paramount studios, trying to impress every important person. Mostly, the film is a cavalcade of songs by various stars that take place at several studio and Hollywood locations, including the famous Brown Derby restaurant. Many of the film's songs were written by Frank Loesser. Dorothy Lamour and Alan Ladd sing "Tallahassee"; Bing Crosby and Bob Hope play golf and sing a duet, "Harmony"; the Original Dixieland Jazz Band plays "Tiger Rag"; and a host of other top performers of the era appear in brief cameos. ~ Michael Betzold, Rovi
- Directed By
- George Marshall
- Written By
- Edmund Hartman
- Genres
- Musical & Performing Arts, Classics, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Aug 29, 1947 Wide
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Cast
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Eric Alden
as Makeup man
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Mary Hatcher
as Catherine Brown
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Olga San Juan
as Amber LaVonne
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William Bendix
as Himself
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DeForest Kelley
as Bob Kirby
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Macdonald Carey
as Himself
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Joan Caulfield
as Guest
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William Demarest
as Barker
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Frank Faylen
as Stage Manager
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Stanley Clements
as Himself
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Pinto Colvig
as Special voice impersonation
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Frank Ferguson
as J.R. O'Connell
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Gary Cooper
as Guest
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Johnny Coy
as Himself
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Bing Crosby
as Guest Star
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Cass Daley
as Herself
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Howard Da Silva
as Himself
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Edgar Dearing
as Cop
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Billy De Wolfe
as Himself
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Ann Doran
as Hairdresser
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Barry Fitzgerald
as Guest
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Mona Freeman
as Herself
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Paulette Goddard
as Herself
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Sterling Hayden
as Himself
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Jerry James
as Assistant Director
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Roberta Jonay
as Girl
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Dick Keene
as Dog Trainer
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Cecil Kellaway
as Himself
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Patric Knowles
as Himself
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Alan Ladd
as Himself
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Veronica Lake
as Guest
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Dorothy Lamour
as Herself
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Burt Lancaster
as Guest
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John Lund
as Himself
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Diana Lynn
as Herself
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Frank Mayo
as Director
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Torben Meyer
as Andre the Headwaiter at Brown Derby
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Ray Milland
as Himself
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Jack Norton
as Busboy at Brown Derby
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Nanette Parks
as Herself
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Elaine Riley
as Cashier
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Gail Russell
as Guest
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Lizabeth Scott
as Herself
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Barbara Stanwyck
as Guest
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Glenn Tryon
as Bill Farris
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Sonny Tufts
as Himself
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Charles Victor
as Assistant to Mr. O'Connell
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Nella Walker
as Mrs. Webster
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Richard Webb
as Himself
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Arleen Whelan
as Herself
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Walter Abel
as Himself
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Pearl Bailey
as Specialty
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Lucille Barkley
as Secretary
- Patricia Barry
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Mildred Boyd
as Sister Jenkins' Daughter
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Carolyn Butler
as Secretary
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Charles Coleman
as Man at steambath
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Catherine Craig
as Secretary
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Willa Pearl Curtis
as Sister Jenkins
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Roger Dann
as Himself
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Hal K. Dawson
as Man at steambath
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Eddie Fetherstone
as Man at steambath
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Joel Friend
as Specialty dancer
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Wanda Hendrix
as Herself
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Len Hendry
as Man at steambath
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Russell Hicks
as Man at steambath
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Raymond Largay
as Director of Variety Club
- Jim and Mildred Mulcay
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Lorin Raker
as Man at Steam Bath
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Mikhail Rasumny
as Himself
- Spike Jones Orchestra
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Sammy Stein
as Masseur
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Virginia Welles
as Herself
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Crane Whitley
as Man at steambath
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Cecil B. DeMille
as Himself
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Spike Jones
as Himself
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Mitchell Leisen
as Himself
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Alma Macrorie
as Proprietress
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George Reeves
as Himself
- William Snyder
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John Stanley
as Specialty dancer
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Pat Moran
as Drunken Tumbling Act
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June Harris
as Herself
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Audrey Saunders
as One of the Six DeWaynes
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Bob Alden
as Autograph Seeker
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Duke Johnson
as Juggler
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Albert Ruiz
as Specialty Dancer
- Barney Dean
- George Marshall
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Renee Randall
as Usherette
- Sally Rawlinson
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Ray Saunders
as One of the Six DeWaynes