Follies Girl

Follies Girl

72 mins | Comedy, Music | June 26, 1943

In PRC's Follies Girl, Wendy Barrie plays dress designer Anne Merriday, who becomes the object of middle-aged millionaire J. B. Hamlin's (J.C. Nugent) affections. To save his dad from throwing his life away on a supposed golddigger, Hamlin's son, Army private Jerry Hamlin (Gordon Oliver), begins courting Anne-and, of course, falls genuinely in love with her himself. Meanwhile, the rogueish J.B. tries to mount a Broadway burlesque show, with costumes designed by Our Heroine.

Follies Girl

72 mins | Comedy, Music | June 26, 1943

Follies Girl
In PRC's Follies Girl, Wendy Barrie plays dress designer Anne Merriday, who becomes the object of middle-aged millionaire J. B. Hamlin's (J.C. Nugent) affections. To save his dad from throwing his life away on a supposed golddigger, Hamlin's son, Army private Jerry Hamlin (Gordon Oliver), begins courting Anne-and, of course, falls genuinely in love with her himself. Meanwhile, the rogueish J.B. tries to mount a Broadway burlesque show, with costumes designed by Our Heroine.
Producers Producers Releasing Corporation (PRC), William Rowland Productions
Original title Follies Girl
Directors William Rowland
Writers Stedman Coles, Charles Robinson, Marcy Klauber, Arthur L. Jarrett

Cast

Wendy Barrie

as Anne Merriday

Doris Nolan

as Francine La Rue

Gordon Oliver

as Pvt. Jerry Hamlin

Anne Barrett

as Bunny

Arthur Pierson

as Sgt. Bill Perkins

J. C. Nugent

as J.B. Hamlin

Cora Witherspoon

as Mrs. J.B. Hamlin

William Harrigan

as Jimmy Dobson

Jay Brennan

as Andre Duval

Lew Hearn

as Lew

Cliff Hall

as Cliff

Marion McGuire

as Trixie

Pat C. Flick

as Patsy

Anthony Blair

as Somers

Jerri Blanchard

as Jerri

Sergei Badamsky

as Scarini

G. Swayne Gordon

as Doorman

Ray Heatherton

as Bandleader Ray Heatherton

Johnny Long

as Bandleader Johnny Long

Bobby Byrne

as Bandleader Bobby Byrne

Ernie Holst

as Bandleader Ernie Holst

Charles Weidman

as Charles Weidman-Speciality

Fritzi Scheff

as Fritzi Scheff

Claire and Arene

as Specialty Act

Lazare and Castellanos

as Specialty Act

Jack Lambert

as Unconfirmed Bit Part

Virginia Mayo

as Chorine