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Variety Girl

Variety Girl

Release: 1947-08-29 ·Runtime: 93m ·★ 6.1
Music Comedy

Dozens of star and character-actor cameos and a message about the Variety Club (a show-business charity) are woven into a framework about two hopeful young ladies who come to Hollywood, exchange identities, and cause comic confusion (with slapstick interludes) throughout the Paramount studio.

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

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Cast

Bing Crosby Bing Crosby as Bing Crosby Lizabeth Scott Lizabeth Scott as Lizabeth Scott John Lund John Lund as John Lund Howard Da Silva Howard Da Silva as Howard Da Silva Bob Hope Bob Hope as Bob Hope Billy De Wolfe Billy De Wolfe as Billy De Wolfe Cecil Kellaway Cecil Kellaway as Cecil Kellaway Walter Abel Walter Abel as Walter Abel (uncredited) Alan Ladd Alan Ladd as Alan Ladd Elaine Riley Elaine Riley as Cashier Barry Fitzgerald Barry Fitzgerald as Barry Fitzgerald Patric Knowles Patric Knowles as Patric Knowles Frank Butler Frank Butler as Frank Butler Cass Daley Cass Daley as Cass Daley George Reeves George Reeves as George Reeves (uncredited) Charles Victor Charles Victor as Mr. O'Connell's Assistant Barbara Stanwyck Barbara Stanwyck as Barbara Stanwyck Joan Caulfield Joan Caulfield as Joan Caulfield Gail Russell Gail Russell as Gail Russell Macdonald Carey Macdonald Carey as Macdonald Carey Patricia Barry Patricia Barry as Variety Girl (uncredited) Stanley Clements Stanley Clements as Stanley Clements (uncredited) Paulette Goddard Paulette Goddard as Paulette Goddard Robert Preston Robert Preston as Robert Preston Olga San Juan Olga San Juan as Amber La Vonne Harry Hayden Harry Hayden as Manager at Grauman's Chinese Frank Faylen Frank Faylen as Frank Faylen Mitchell Leisen Mitchell Leisen as Mitchell Leisen George Marshall George Marshall as George Marshall Charles Coleman Charles Coleman as Man at Steambath (uncredited) Torben Meyer Torben Meyer as Andre William Demarest William Demarest as Barker Cecil B. DeMille Cecil B. DeMille as Cecil B. DeMille Pearl Bailey Pearl Bailey as Pearl Bailey Frank Ferguson Frank Ferguson as R.J. O'Connell Ray Milland Ray Milland as Ray Milland Sonny Tufts Sonny Tufts as Sonny Tufts Sterling Hayden Sterling Hayden as Sterling Hayden Veronica Lake Veronica Lake as Veronica Lake Wanda Hendrix Wanda Hendrix as Variety Girl William Bendix William Bendix as William Bendix Ann Doran Ann Doran as Hairdresser (uncredited) Glenn Tryon Glenn Tryon as Bill Farris Virginia Field Virginia Field as Variety Girl Richard Webb Richard Webb as Soldier Spike Jones Spike Jones as Spike Jones William Holden William Holden as William Holden Burt Lancaster Burt Lancaster as Burt Lancaster Mona Freeman Mona Freeman as Mona Freeman Eric Alden Eric Alden as Makeup Man (uncredited) Nella Walker Nella Walker as Mrs. Webster Diana Lynn Diana Lynn as Diana Lynn DeForest Kelley DeForest Kelley as Bob Kirby Barry Norton Barry Norton as Plane Passenger (uncredited) Mary Hatcher Mary Hatcher as Catherine Brown / Juliet Gary Cooper Gary Cooper as Gary Cooper Dorothy Lamour Dorothy Lamour as Dorothy Lamour Jack Norton Jack Norton as Busboy at Brown Derby