Follies Girl

Follies Girl

Stars...and Song...and Glamour to whirl you into a world of new show wonders!

1943 · 72 min · ★ 10.0 · Music, Comedy

In PRC's Follies Girl, Wendy Barrie plays dress designer Anne Merriday, who becomes the object of middle-aged millionaire J. B. Hamlin's (J.C. Nugent) affections. To save his dad from throwing his life away on a supposed golddigger, Hamlin's son, Army private Jerry Hamlin (Gordon Oliver), begins courting Anne-and, of course, falls genuinely in love with her himself. Meanwhile, the rogueish J.B. tries to mount a Broadway burlesque show, with costumes designed by Our Heroine.

Directed by William Rowland · Written by Charles Robinson

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Wendy Barrie Anne Merriday
Doris Nolan Francine La Rue
Gordon Oliver Pvt. Jerry Hamlin
Anne Barrett Bunny
Arthur Pierson Sgt. Bill Perkins
J. C. Nugent J.B. Hamlin
Cora Witherspoon Mrs. J.B. Hamlin
William Harrigan Jimmy Dobson
Jay Brennan Andre Duval
Lew Hearn Lew
Cliff Hall Cliff
Marion McGuire Trixie

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