The Strawberry Blonde
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| The Strawberry Blonde | |
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| Directed by | Raoul Walsh |
| Produced by | Executive Producer Hal B. Wallis Associate Producer William Cagney |
| Written by | Play: James Hagan Script: Julius J. Epstein Philip G. Epstein |
| Starring | James Cagney Olivia de Havilland Rita Hayworth Jack Carson |
| Music by | Heinz Roemheld |
| Cinematography | James Wong Howe |
| Editing by | William Holmes |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Release date(s) | February 21 1941 |
| Running time | 97 min. |
| Language | English |
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The Strawberry Blonde was a 1941 Warner Brothers film starring James Cagney, Olivia de Havilland. It was nominated for an Oscar in 1941 for Best Scoring of a Musical Picture. The film features songs such as "Bill Bailey", "Meet Me in St. Louis, Louie," and "And the Band Played On".
[edit] Synopsis
In 1890s New York City, Biff Grimes (James Cagney) falls in love with society girl and strawberry blonde Virginia Brush (Rita Hayworth). However, Biff's more enterprising "pal" Hugo Barnstead (Jack Carson) wins Virginia's affections. Biff ends up marrying Virginia's less glamorous best friend, Amy Lind (Olivia de Havilland), whom Biff eventually realizes was the right one for him all the time.
[edit] Cast
- James Cagney as T. L. 'Biff' Grimes
- Olivia de Havilland as Amy Grimes
- Rita Hayworth as Virginia Brush
- Alan Hale as William 'Old Man' Grimes
- Jack Carson as Hugo Barnstead
- George Tobias as Nicholas Pappalas
- Una O'Connor as Mrs. Timothy Mulcahey
- George Reeves as Harold
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