Duchess of Idaho

Duchess of Idaho

98 mins | Comedy, Romance, Music | July 14, 1950

Ellen Hallit is in love with her playboy boss, Douglas Morrison, but is too timid to do anything about it. To help her, her roommate Chris decides to step in, and devises a plan. Chris follows Morrison on his trip to Sun Valley, Idaho and plays the overattentive female, hoping that he will send for Ellen (who often played his "fiancée" when he had a female he couldn't discourage otherwise.) Complications arise when Chris catches the eye of band leader Dick Layne, and finds herself caught in a triangle between the two men.

Duchess of Idaho

98 mins | Comedy, Romance, Music | July 14, 1950

Duchess of Idaho
Ellen Hallit is in love with her playboy boss, Douglas Morrison, but is too timid to do anything about it. To help her, her roommate Chris decides to step in, and devises a plan. Chris follows Morrison on his trip to Sun Valley, Idaho and plays the overattentive female, hoping that he will send for Ellen (who often played his "fiancée" when he had a female he couldn't discourage otherwise.) Complications arise when Chris catches the eye of band leader Dick Layne, and finds herself caught in a triangle between the two men.
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Original title Duchess of Idaho
Directors Robert Z. Leonard
Writers Dorothy Cooper, Jerry Davis

Cast

Esther Williams

as Christine Riverton Duncan

Van Johnson

as Dick Layne

John Lund

as Douglas J. Morrison Jr.

Paula Raymond

as Ellen Hallit

Clinton Sundberg

as Matson

Connie Haines

as Peggy Elliot

Mel Tormé

as Cyril

Amanda Blake

as Linda Kinston

Tommy Farrell

as Chuck

Sig Arno

as Monsieur Le Blanche

Dick Simmons

as Alec I. Collins

Lena Horne

as Lena Horne

Eleanor Powell

as Eleanor Powell

The Jubalaires

as Train Porters

Mae Clarke

as Betty (uncredited)