The Strawberry Blonde
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| The Strawberry Blonde | |
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| Directed by | Raoul Walsh |
| Produced by | Executive Producer Hal B. Wallis Associate Producer William Cagney |
| Written by | Play: James Hagan Script: Julius J. Epstein Philip G. Epstein |
| Starring | James Cagney Olivia de Havilland Jack Carson Rita Hayworth Alan Hale |
| Music by | Heinz Roemheld |
| Cinematography | James Wong Howe |
| Editing by | William Holmes |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Release date(s) | February 21 1941 |
| Running time | 97 min. |
| Language | English |
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The Strawberry Blonde was a 1941 Warner Brothers film starring James Cagney. It was nominated for an Oscar in 1941 for Best Scoring of a Musical Picture. The film features songs such as "Bill Bailey", "Meet Me in St. Louis, Louie," and "And the Band Played On".
[edit] Synopsis
In 1890's NYC Biff Grimes (Cagney) falls in love with society girl and strawberry blonde Virginia Brush (Hayworth). The plot becomes thickened when Biff's friend Hugo Barnstead (Carson) vies for Virginia's affection as well.
[edit] Cast
- James Cagney as T. L. 'Biff' Grimes
- Olivia de Havilland as Amy Grimes
- Rita Hayworth as Virginia Brush
- Alan Hale as William 'Old Man' Grimes
- Jack Carson as Hugo Barnstead
- George Tobias as Nicholas Pappalas
- Una O'Connor as Mrs. Timothy Mulcahey
- George Reeves as Harold
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