That Brennan Girl
| That Brennan Girl | |
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| Directed by | Alfred Santell |
| Produced by | Alfred Santell |
| Written by |
Adela Rogers St. Johns (story) Doris Anderson (screenplay) |
| Starring | See below |
| Music by | George Antheil |
| Cinematography | Jack A. Marta |
| Edited by | Arthur Roberts |
| Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time |
95 minutes 60 minutes (American 1952 re-release) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $750,000[1] |
That Brennan Girl is a 1946 American film directed by Alfred Santell. It stars Mona Freeman and is based on a story by newspaper reporter Adela Rogers St. Johns.
The film is also known as Tough Girl (American reissue title).
Plot
On Mother's Day, 1946, a woman known as Ziggy Brennan looks back on her life.
Eight years earlier, her vain and corrupt mother Natalie asks Ziggy to pretend they are sisters. Together they trick men out of money. Ziggy takes a liking to a con artist, Denny Reagan, and steals a soldier's watch that Denny admires.
The watch's inscription gives Denny a guilty conscience, so Ziggy gives it back to Mart Neilson, the soldier. He asks her on a date, which leads to marriage and imminent motherhood. Mart, however, is killed in the war.
Ziggy is warned by Natalie after the birth of baby Martha that she is not fit for motherhood. Denny is now doing time in a penitentiary, so he is no help, either. Ziggy likes to go out every night, leaving Martha with an irresponsible young babysitter. Martha nearly dies from an accident. A landlady's testimony results in the baby being sent to an orphanage. Ziggy attacks the landlady, complicating her life more.
By the time Denny leaves prison, he is a reformed man. He tracks down Ziggy and finds that she has taken in an abandoned child, caring for it. Together, they appeal to a court for a second chance, then leave together united as a family.
Cast
- James Dunn as Denny Reagan aka Prof. Who's Its
- Mona Freeman as Ziggy Brennan
- William Marshall as CPO Martin J. 'Mart' Neilson
- June Duprez as Natalie Brennan
- Frank Jenks as Joe the Cabbie
- Dorothy Vaughan as Mrs. Reagan, Denny's Mother
- Charles Arnt as Fred, Natalie's 2nd Husband
- Rosalind Ivan as Mrs. Merryman the Nosey Landlady
- Fay Helm as Helen, Ziggy's Neighbor
- Bill Kennedy as Arthur, Helen's Husband
- Connie Leon as Miss Jane, Merryman Resident
- Edythe Elliott as Miss Unity, Jane's Sister
- Sarah Padden as Mrs. Graves, the Nice Landlady
- Jean Stevens as Dottie, Natalie's Friend
- Lucien Littlefield as The Florist
- Marion Martin as Marion, Natalie's Girl Friend
References
- ↑ SANTELL, REPUBLIC CANCEL CONTRACT: PRODUCER AND COMPANY DECIDE TO PART AFTER DISAGREEMENT ON BUDGET FOR NEW FILM By THOMAS F. BRADYSpecial to THE NEW YORK TIMES.. New York Times (1923-Current file) [New York, N.Y] July 23, 1947: 18.
External links
- That Brennan Girl at the Internet Movie Database
- That Brennan Girl is available for free download at the Internet Archive