Doll Face

Doll Face

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1945 · 80 min · ★ 4.6 · Comedy, Music, Romance

Burlesque queen Doll Face Carroll is dismissed from an audition for a legitimate Broadway show because she lacks culture. Her boss/manager Mike decides that she can get both culture and plenty of publicity by writing her autobiography. He hires a ghost writer to do all the work, but doesn't count on the possibility that Doll Face and her collaborator might have more than a book on their minds.

Directed by Lewis Seiler · Written by Leonard Praskins

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Cast

Vivian Blaine Mary Elizabeth 'Doll Face' Carroll
Dennis O'Keefe Michael Francis 'Mike' Hannegan
Perry Como Nicky Ricci
Carmen Miranda Chita Chula
Martha Stewart Frankie Porter
Stephen Dunne Frederick Manly Gerard (as Michael Dunne)
Reed Hadley Flo Hartman
Stanley Prager Flo's Aide
Charles Tannen Flo's Aide
George E. Stone Stage Manager
Frank Orth Peters
Donald MacBride Lawyer Ferguson

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