Hitchhike to Happiness

Hitchhike to Happiness

74 mins | Comedy, Music | July 16, 1945

An aspiring playwright gets a job in a New York City restaurant favored by celebrities in hopes of getting a break. Unfortunately, most of them believe that the waiter lacks the talent to make it big. Only an aspiring songwriter, and a former waitress who has become a famous Hollywood radio star, really believe in him. When the ex-waitress drops by the restaurant to say hello, she and the others decide to play a trick on an arrogant producer by making him believe the waiter has written a sure-fire hit. They succeed and the producer puts on the show. The singer gets to be the star. When the show becomes a smash, everyone is surprised. Songs include: "Hitchhike To Happiness," "For You And Me," "Sentimental," and "My Pushover Heart."

Hitchhike to Happiness

74 mins | Comedy, Music | July 16, 1945

Hitchhike to Happiness
An aspiring playwright gets a job in a New York City restaurant favored by celebrities in hopes of getting a break. Unfortunately, most of them believe that the waiter lacks the talent to make it big. Only an aspiring songwriter, and a former waitress who has become a famous Hollywood radio star, really believe in him. When the ex-waitress drops by the restaurant to say hello, she and the others decide to play a trick on an arrogant producer by making him believe the waiter has written a sure-fire hit. They succeed and the producer puts on the show. The singer gets to be the star. When the show becomes a smash, everyone is surprised. Songs include: "Hitchhike To Happiness," "For You And Me," "Sentimental," and "My Pushover Heart."
Producers Republic Pictures
Original title Hitchhike to Happiness
Directors Joseph Santley
Writers Jack Townley

Cast

Al Pearce

as Kipling 'Kippy' Ellis

Dale Evans

as Alice Chase

Stanley Brown

as Joe Mitchell

William Frawley

as Sandy Hill

Jerome Cowan

as Tony Riggs

Willy Trenk-Trebitsch

as Ladislaus Prenska

Arlene Harris

as Dolly Ward

Joyce Compton

as Joan Randall

Maude Eburne

as Mrs. Randall

Irving Bacon

as Dennis Colby

Lynne Romer

as Specialty Act

Jean Romer

as Specialty Act

Bill Alcorn

as Specialty Dancer (uncredited)

Bob Alden

as Call Boy (uncredited)

Melva Anstead

as Show Girl (uncredited)

Sam Ash

as Stage Manager (uncredited)

George Boyce

as Specialty Dancer (uncredited)

Roy Brent

as Man in Bar (uncredited)

Lucille Byron

as Show Girl (uncredited)

Horace B. Carpenter

as Stage Doorman (uncredited)

Martha Carroll

as Show Girl (uncredited)

Wheaton Chambers

as Sam Jones (uncredited)

Tom Dillon

as Ryan (uncredited)

Bobbie Dorree

as Show Girl (uncredited)

Kenne Duncan

as Man in Bar (uncredited)

Al Eben

as Smith (uncredited)

Mary Emery

as Maria, the Maid (uncredited)

Geraldine Farnum

as Show Girl (uncredited)

Jack Gargan

as Brown (uncredited)

George Golden

as Davis (uncredited)

Harriette Haddon

as Show Girl (uncredited)

Fred Howard

as Newspaper Columnist (uncredited)

Rosemonde James

as Show Girl (uncredited)

Marian Kerrigan

as Show Girl (uncredited)

Mike Lally

as Customer (uncredited)

Nolan Leary

as Customer (uncredited)

Wilbur Mack

as Customer (uncredited)

Frank Mayo

as Police Detective (uncredited)

Bert Moorhouse

as Publisher (uncredited)

Rose Marie Morel

as Show Girl (uncredited)

Charles Murray Jr.

as Newspaper Columnist (uncredited)

Joe Niemeyer

as Specialty Dancer (uncredited)

Wendell Niles

as Wendell Niles (uncredited)

Florence Pepper

as Cashier (uncredited)

Patti Posten

as Show Girl (uncredited)

Beverly Reedy

as Show Girl (uncredited)

Arlyn Roberts

as Show Girl (uncredited)

Kenneth Rundquist

as Truck Driver (uncredited)

Fred Santley

as Thompson (uncredited)

Syd Saylor

as Man on Street (uncredited)

Dick Scott

as Customer (uncredited)

George Sherwood

as Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Larry Steers

as Publisher (uncredited)

Dorothy Stevens

as Show Girl (uncredited)

Robert Strong

as Waiter (uncredited)

Sheila Stuart

as Secretary (uncredited)

Dale Van Sickel

as Stage Hand (uncredited)

John Wald

as Radio Announcer (uncredited)

Gayne Whitman

as Radio Program Announcer (uncredited)

Robert J. Wilke

as Stage Hand (uncredited)

Charles Williams

as Park Magician (uncredited)