Variety Girl

Variety Girl (1947)

Genres - Musical, Comedy  |   Sub-Genres - Showbiz Comedy  |   Release Date - Aug 29, 1947 (USA - Unknown), Aug 29, 1947 (USA)  |   Run Time - 83 min.  |   Countries - United States  |   MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Michael Betzold

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.

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actor, aspiration, audition, career, celebrity, charity, club [organization], complications, fame, fortune [wealth], guest, meeting, protegé, show-business, songwriter, stars [celebrities], studio, girl, hope