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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

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