Cigarette Girl (1947 film)

Cigarette Girl
Cigarette Girl
Directed by	Gunther von Fritsch
Screenplay by	Henry K. Moritz
Story by	Edward Huebsch
Produced by	William Bloom
Starring	Leslie Brooks; Jimmy Lloyd; Ludwig Donath;
Cinematography	Vincent J. Farrar
Edited by	Jerome Thoms
Music by	Russ Morgan
Production; company	Columbia Pictures
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	6 February 1947;
Running time	67 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Cigarette Girl is a 1947 American musical comedy film directed by Gunther von Fritsch to a story by Edward Huebsch and screenplay by Henry K. Moritz.^[1] The film stars Leslie Brooks, Jimmy Lloyd, Joan Barton, and Ludwig Donath. Music was provided by Russ Morgan and his orchestra. The film was described as "a revamping of the Cinderella theme".^[2] Shooting was scheduled to begin on September 9, 1946.^[3]

Plot

Cast

Leslie Brooks as Ellen Wilcox
Jimmy Lloyd as Joe Atkins
Ludwig Donath as Otto
Doris Colleen as Peggy
Howard Freeman as B. J. Halstead
Joan Barton as Glenda Page
Mary Forbes as Mrs. Halstead
Francis Pierlot as Pervis
Eugene Borden as Henri
Arthur Loft as Harry Branum
Russ Morgan as Orchestra Leader

Reception

The film was first released on February 6, 1947, at Loew's as a second feature to Dead Reckoning which starred Humphrey Bogart.^[2] Reception of the film was lackluster, with Wanda Hale of the Daily News giving it two stars and describing it as "a sentimental, indifferent comedy".^[4]

References

^ The Motion Picture Guide 1989 Page 380 Von Fritsch, Gunther [Gunther Fritsch] Born 15 July 1906, Pola, Austria; died 27 Aug. 1988 ... after WW II service he directed CURSE OF THE CAT PEOPLE (with Robert Wise, 1945); CIGARETTE GIRL (1947);
^ ^a ^b "'Dead Reckoning' Brings Bogart, Scott to Loew's". The Courier-Journal. February 6, 1947. p. 2-2. Retrieved March 28, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Filmland Briefs". Drama and Film. Los Angeles Times. September 6, 1946. p. II-7. Retrieved March 28, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Joan Barton will have the second lead in "Cigarette Girl" with Leslie Brooks and Jimmy Lloyd, which starts shooting Monday.
^ Hale, Wanda (March 15, 1947). "An Indifferent Comedy Shown at B'klyn Fox". Daily News. p. 21. Retrieved March 28, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

Cigarette Girl at IMDb

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[1] The Motion Picture Guide 1989 Page 380 Von Fritsch, Gunther [Gunther Fritsch] Born 15 July 1906, Pola, Austria; died 27 Aug. 1988 ... after WW II service he directed CURSE OF THE CAT PEOPLE (with Robert Wise, 1945); CIGARETTE GIRL (1947);

[TCJ-2] "'Dead Reckoning' Brings Bogart, Scott to Loew's". The Courier-Journal. February 6, 1947. p. 2-2. Retrieved March 28, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "Filmland Briefs". Drama and Film. Los Angeles Times. September 6, 1946. p. II-7. Retrieved March 28, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Joan Barton will have the second lead in "Cigarette Girl" with Leslie Brooks and Jimmy Lloyd, which starts shooting Monday.

[Hale-4] Hale, Wanda (March 15, 1947). "An Indifferent Comedy Shown at B'klyn Fox". Daily News. p. 21. Retrieved March 28, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.

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