Lillian Russell

Lillian Russell

127 mins | Drama, Music | May 24, 1940

Alice Faye plays the title role in this 1940 film biography of the early-20th-century stage star.

Lillian Russell

127 mins | Drama, Music | May 24, 1940

Lillian Russell
Alice Faye plays the title role in this 1940 film biography of the early-20th-century stage star.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers 20th Century Fox
Original title Lillian Russell
Directors Irving Cummings
Writers William Anthony McGuire

Cast

Alice Faye

as Lillian Russell

Don Ameche

as Edward Solomon

Henry Fonda

as Alexander Moore

Edward Arnold

as Diamond Jim Brady

Warren William

as Jesse Lewisohn

Leo Carrillo

as Tony Pastor

Helen Westley

as Grandma Leonard

Nigel Bruce

as William Gilbert

Lynn Bari

as Edna McCauley

Claud Allister

as Arthur Sullivan

Una O'Connor

as Marie

William B. Davidson

as President Cleveland

Dorothy Peterson

as Cynthia Leonard

Ernest Truex

as Charles K. Leonard

Joe Weber

as Himself

Lew Fields

as Himself

Eddie Foy Jr.

as Eddie Foy Sr.

Joseph Cawthorn

as Leopold Damrosch

Diane Fisher

as Dorothy

Elyse Knox

as Lillian Russell's Sister

Joan Valerie

as Lillian Russell's Sister

Alice Armand

as Lillian Russell's Sister

Hal K. Dawson

as Chauffeur

Charles Halton

as Dr' Dobbins

Robert Emmett Keane

as Jeweler

Harry Hayden

as Mr. Sloane

Frank Darien

as Coachman

Frank Sully

as Hank

Ottola Nesmith

as Miss Smyth

Ferike Boros

as Mrs. Rose

Frank M. Thomas

as Official

Robert Homans

as Stage Doorman

William Haade

as Soldier

Irving Bacon

as Soldier

Paul E. Burns

as Soldier

Cecil Cunningham

as Mrs. Hobbs

Bonnie Bannon

as Woman

Esther Brodelet

as Woman

A.S. Byron

as Policeman

Richard Carle

as Bradley

Ruth Clifford

as Extra

Pauline Garon

as Extra

Leyland Hodgson

as Hotel Clerk

Thaddeus Jones

as Mose

Dennis Kaye

as Newly Born Baby

Tom London

as Frank

Paul McVey

as Stage Manager

Dave Morris

as Drunk

James C. Morton

as Bartender

Steve O'Brien

as Boy

Alexander Pollard

as Waiter

Robert Shaw

as Undetermined Role

Stella Shirpsor

as Baby

Milburn Stone

as Jack - Reporter

Charles Tannen

as Reporter

Lillian West

as Nurse

Philip Winter

as Mr. Martin - Tenor

Lillian Yarbo

as Maid

Robert Ryan

as Owen