Cigarette Girl (1947 film)

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Cigarette Girl
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Directed by Gunther von Fritsch
Screenplay byHenry K. Moritz
Story by Edward Huebsch
Produced byWilliam Bloom
Starring
Cinematography Vincent J. Farrar
Edited by Jerome Thoms
Music by Russ Morgan
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • 6 February 1947 (1947-February-06)
Running time
67 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Cigarette Girl is a 1947 American musical comedy film directed by Gunther von Fritsch to a story by Edward Huebsch and screenplay by Henry K. Moritz. [1] The film stars Leslie Brooks, Jimmy Lloyd, Joan Barton, and Ludwig Donath. Music was provided by Russ Morgan and his orchestra. The film was described as "a revamping of the Cinderella theme". [2] Shooting was scheduled to begin on September 9, 1946. [3]

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Plot

Cast

Reception

The film was first released on February 6, 1947, at Loew's as a second feature to Dead Reckoning which starred Humphrey Bogart. [2] Reception of the film was lackluster, with Wanda Hale of the Daily News giving it two stars and describing it as "a sentimental, indifferent comedy". [4]

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References

  1. The Motion Picture Guide 1989 Page 380 Von Fritsch, Gunther [Gunther Fritsch] Born 15 July 1906, Pola, Austria; died 27 Aug. 1988 ... after WW II service he directed CURSE OF THE CAT PEOPLE (with Robert Wise, 1945); CIGARETTE GIRL (1947);
  2. 1 2 "'Dead Reckoning' Brings Bogart, Scott to Loew's" . The Courier-Journal . February 6, 1947. p. 2-2. Retrieved March 28, 2019 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Filmland Briefs" . Drama and Film. Los Angeles Times . September 6, 1946. p. II-7. Retrieved March 28, 2019 via Newspapers.com. Joan Barton will have the second lead in "Cigarette Girl" with Leslie Brooks and Jimmy Lloyd, which starts shooting Monday.
  4. Hale, Wanda (March 15, 1947). "An Indifferent Comedy Shown at B'klyn Fox" . Daily News . p. 21. Retrieved March 28, 2019 via Newspapers.com.