A Little Bit of Heaven (1940 film)
| A Little Bit of Heaven | |
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| Directed by | Andrew Marton |
| Produced by | Joe Pasternak |
| Written by |
Harold Goldman Grover Jones |
| Starring | Gloria Jean |
| Music by | Charles Previn |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
A Little Bit of Heaven is a 1940 musical film starring soprano singer Gloria Jean. The story casts Gloria as a young member of a large Irish working-class family who becomes a singing sensation on a local radio station. The family's new-found wealth causes some discord until the family realizes that their closeness is what they value the most.
The film's title comes from a traditional Irish song that Gloria Jean sings at a family gathering. Her 2005 biography is similarly titled: Gloria Jean: A Little Bit of Heaven. The film is an unofficial sequel to 1939's The Under-Pup, featuring several cast members from that film, but as different characters. The group of girls in The Under-Pup was called "The Penguins", and Gloria Jean sings the group's song early in this film.
Cast
- Gloria Jean - Midge Loring
- Robert Stack - Bob Terry
- Hugh Herbert - Pop Loring
- C. Aubrey Smith - Grandpa
- Stuart Erwin - Cotton
- Nan Grey - Janet Loring
- Eugene Pallette - Herrington
- Billy Gilbert - Tony
- Kenneth Brown - Tony's son
- Billy Lenhart - Tony's son
- Nana Bryant - Mom Loring
- Tommy Bond - Jerry
- Charles Previn - Radio Conductor
- Kitty O'Neil - Mrs. Mitchell
- Helen Brown - Herrington's secretary