The Girl from Jones Beach

The Girl from Jones Beach

Warner Bros.' big new laugh-holiday!

1949 · 78 min · ★ 5.5 · Comedy

Glamour artist Bob Randolph is world famous for his paintings of a stunning beauty dubbed "The Randolph Girl". What the world doesn't know is that his pin-up creation is really a composite of parts of the anatomy of 12 different models. In an effort to find one girl who possesses all the proper physical attributes, Randolph and PR man Chuck Donovan pursue Ruth Wilson, a beauteous schoolteacher who prefers to be admired for her brain rather than her curves. Ruth changes her tune, however, when a published photo of her in a swimsuit causes her to be fired by the uptight schoolboard. She sues for reinstatement and in the process learns that swimsuits and sex appeal do have a place in her world, after all. Written by Dan Navarro

Directed by Peter Godfrey · Written by Allen Boretz

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Ronald Reagan Bob Randolph - Robert Benerik
Virginia Mayo Ruth Wilson
Eddie Bracken Chuck Donovan
Dona Drake Connie Martin
Henry Travers Judge Bullfinch
Lois Wilson Mrs. Wilson
Florence Bates Miss Emma Shoemaker
Jerome Cowan Mr. Graves - Ruth's Attorney
Helen Westcott Miss Brooks
Paul Harvey Jim Townsend
Lloyd Corrigan Mr. Evergood
Gary Gray Woody Wilson

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