Directed by:
David ButlerCinematography:
Wilfrid M. ClineCast:
June Haver, Gordon MacRae, James Barton, S.Z. Sakall, Gene Nelson, Sean McClory, Debbie Reynolds, Marcia Mae Jones, Jane Darwell, Sue Casey, Creighton Hale (more)Plots(1)
Gilded Age chanteuse Rosie O'Grady, bless her dear departed soul, had three daughters. Maureen (Debbie Reynolds) bubbles with teenage enthusiasm. Poppa (real-life vaudevillian James Barton) approves. Eldest daughter Katie (Marsha Jones) is ready to settle down. And until her long-time romantic secret gets out, Poppa again approves. Then there's Patricia (June Haver), who yearns for the vaudeville stage. Poppa is furious!
All three ladies shine, but Haver's Patricia is the daughter in question in this nostalgic musical gem. Despite Poppa's wrath, dark skies can't last when she attracts the attentions of showman Tony Pastor (Gordon MacRae) and tap-happy Doug (Gene Nelson). Nor can ex-showman Poppa forever resist the footlights. As he takes the stage during the movie's finale, you witness a vaudeville turn from a man who lived it.
(official distributor synopsis)
Cast
June Haver
USA
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Gordon MacRae
USA
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James Barton
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S.Z. Sakall
Austria-Hungary
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Gene Nelson
USA
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Sean McClory
Ireland
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Debbie Reynolds
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Marcia Mae Jones
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Jane Darwell
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Sue Casey
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Creighton Hale
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Jack Mower
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Irene Seidner
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Pat Flaherty
USA
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Charles Sullivan
USA
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Mike Lally
USA
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Philo McCullough
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Donald Kerr
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Joe Ploski
USA
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Fred Kelsey
USA
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