Directed by:
Walter LangCinematography:
Leon ShamroyComposer:
Alfred NewmanCast:
Ethel Merman, Donald O'Connor, Vera-Ellen, George Sanders, Billy De Wolfe, Walter Slezak, Steven Geray, Ludwig Stössel, Lilia Skala, Charles Dingle (more)Plots(1)
Loosely based on the life of socialite/ambassador Perle Mesta, this lively film version of the Lindsay/Crouse musical features Ethel Merman reprising her Broadway role as Washington hostess Sally Adams, who becomes the outspoken ambassador to the postage-stamp European country of Lichtenburg. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
Ethel Merman
USA
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Donald O'Connor
USA
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Vera-Ellen
USA
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George Sanders
Russian Empire
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Billy De Wolfe
USA
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Walter Slezak
Austria-Hungary
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Born to Kill (1947)
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Steven Geray
Austria-Hungary
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All About Eve (1950)
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Ludwig Stössel
Austria-Hungary
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Lilia Skala
Austria-Hungary
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Charles Dingle
USA
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Emory Parnell
USA
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Percy Helton
USA
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Gene Roth
USA
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Bess Flowers
USA
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Fritz Feld
German Empire
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Barrie Chase
USA
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Mike Lally
USA
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Bert Stevens
USA
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Dale Van Sickel
USA
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Jeffrey Sayre
USA
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