Hitchhike to Happiness
| Hitchhike to Happiness | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Joseph Santley |
| Produced by | Donald H. Brown |
| Written by |
Jerry Horwin Manuel Seff Jack Townley |
| Starring |
Al Pearce Dale Evans Stanley Brown William Frawley |
| Music by |
Morton Scott R. Dale Butts (additional music-uncredited) Joseph Dubin (uncredited) Walter Scharf (stock music-uncredited) Marlin Skiles (additional music-uncredited) Stanley Wilson (uncredited) |
| Cinematography | Jack A. Marta |
| Edited by | Fred Allen |
| Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 74 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Hitchhike to Happiness is a 1945 musical that was nominated at the 18th Academy Awards in the category of Best Musical score. Which Morton Scott was nominated for. [1][2]
Plot
A famous radio singer returns to New York City to reunite with her old friends who are unaware of who she is due to how she uses a stage name. She falls in love with a struggling song writer as well.
Cast
- Al Pearce as Kipling 'Kippy' Ellis
- Dale Evans as Alice Chase
- Stanley Brown as Joe Mitchell (Credited as Brad Taylor)
- William Frawley as Sandy Hill
- Jerome Cowan as Tony Riggs
- William Trenk as Ladislaus Prenska (Creditd as Willy Trenk)
- Arlene Harris as Dolly Ward
- Joyce Compton as Joan Randall
- Maude Eburne as Mrs. Randall
- Irving Bacon as Dennis Colby
References
- ↑ "The 18th Academy Awards (1946) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Hitchike to Happiness awards". NYtimes.com. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
External links
- Hitchhike to Happiness at the Internet Movie Database
- Hitchhike to Happiness at the TCM Movie Database
- Hitchhike to Happiness at AllMovie