Blonde from Brooklyn

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Blonde from Brooklyn
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Directed by Del Lord
Screenplay by Erna Lazarus
Produced by Ted Richmond
Irving Briskin
Starring Bob Haymes
Lynn Merrick
Thurston Hall
Mary Treen
Cinematography Burnett Guffey
Edited by Jerome Thoms
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • June 21, 1945 (1945-06-21)
Running time
65 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Blonde from Brooklyn is a 1945 American musical comedy film directed by Del Lord and starring Bob Haymes, Lynn Merrick, Thurston Hall, and Mary Treen. The film was released by Columbia Pictures on June 21, 1945. [1] [2] [3]

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Plot

Returning soldier Dixon Harper meets cute with promising radio singer Susan Parker. Susan is mistaken for a heiress to a southern plantation by blustery colonel Farnsworth and she ignores wise cracking friend Diane to see the ruse through.

Cast

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References

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  2. "Blonde from Brooklyn". AllMovie. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  3. "Blonde from Brooklyn". TCM.com. Retrieved 27 June 2018.