Rose of Washington Square

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Rose of Washington Square

Directed by	Gregory Ratoff
Produced by	Nunnally Johnson Darryl F. Zanuck
Written by	Jerry Horwin (story) Nunnally Johnson
Starring	Tyrone Power Alice Faye Al Jolson
Release date(s)	1939
Running time	86 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
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Rose of Washington Square is a 1939 American dramatic-musical film.

Set in 1920s New York City, it focuses on singer Rose Sargent and her turbulent relationship with con artist Barton DeWitt Clinton, whose criminal activities threaten her professional success in the Ziegfeld Follies.

Although the names of the principal characters were changed, the plot was so obviously inspired by vaudeville entertainer Fanny Brice's career and marriage to gambler Nicky Arnstein (both the film's title tune and "My Man" were closely associated with Brice) that she successfully sued 20th Century Fox for invasion of privacy.

Written by Nunnally Johnson (who co-produced with Darryl F. Zanuck) and directed by Gregory Ratoff, it starred Alice Faye and Tyrone Power, with a supporting cast that included Al Jolson, William Frawley, Joyce Compton, Moroni Olsen, Charles Lane, and Louis Prima.