Little Miss Broadway (1947 film)

Little Miss Broadway
Little Miss Broadway
Directed by	Arthur Dreifuss
Written by	Arthur Dreifuss ; Victor McLeod ; Betty Wright
Produced by	Sam Katzman
Starring	Jean Porter ; John Shelton ; Ruth Donnelly
Cinematography	Ira H. Morgan
Edited by	Richard Fantl
Music by	Mischa Bakaleinikoff
Production; company	Sam Katzman Productions
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	June 19, 1947;
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Little Miss Broadway is a 1947 American musical film directed by Arthur Dreifuss and starring Jean Porter, John Shelton and Ruth Donnelly.^[1] Dreifuss also co wrote the screenplay.^[2]

Plot

A girl visits her relatives who she thinks are wealthy, not knowing they are penniless. Judy Gibson and her fiancé, Dick Nichols, are taken in by a number of rogues at a New York mansion they pretend to own, which actually belongs to an imprisoned gangster. They attempt a scam with $200,000 in loot found hidden at the crook's home, but Judy ultimately gets the better of all.

Cast

Jean Porter as Judy
John Shelton as Dick
Douglas Wood as Richard
Edward Gargan as Uncle George
Ruth Donnelly as Minnie
Kirk Alyn as Lt. O'Brien

Production

The film was originally known as Broadway Baby. Columbia bought the rights to the script in November 1946 and assigned it to producer Sam Katzman.^[3]

This was the second movie Porter made for Katzman, following Betty Co-Ed. Filming started on 20 January 1947.^[4]

References

^ "Little Miss Broadway (1947)". Archived from the original on March 12, 2016.
^ THOMAS F. BRADY (Jan 28, 1947). "SELZNICK TO FILM VICKI BAUM STORY: ' Sands of Time' to Have Cary Grant and Dorothy McGuire in the Leading Roles". New York Times. p. 27.
^ "GARSON TO APPEAR IN 'NUTMEG TREE': Production of Screen Version of Margery Sharp Novel Will Begin at Metro in January Of Local Origin". New York Times. Nov 28, 1946. p. 45.
^ Schallert, Edwin (Jan 13, 1947). "DRAMA AND FILM: 'Black Velvet' Boasts Strong Stellar Trio". Los Angeles Times. p. A2.