Glamour Girl (1948 film)

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Glamour Girl
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Arthur Dreifuss
Written by Lee Gold
Produced by Sam Katzman
Starring Gene Krupa
Cinematography Ira H. Morgan
Edited by Charles Nelson
Music by Mischa Bakaleinikoff
Production
company
Kay Pictures
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release dates
December 24, 1947 [1]
January 16, 1948
Running time
68 minutes
CountryUSA
LanguageEnglish

Glamour Girl is a 1948 musical film starring Gene Krupa. [2] [3]

Contents

Plot

Cast

Production

The film was originally known as I Surrender Dear. [4] The title was re-used in another film.

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References

  1. THOMAS F. BRADY (Dec 17, 1947). "LANA TURNER STAR IN 'LYDDY THOMAS': Actress to Play Lead in Metro Adaptation of Wolff Novel -- Swerling Doing Script". New York Times. p. 40.
  2. "Glamour Girl (1948)". bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on December 5, 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  3. "GLAMOUR GIRL(1948)". tcm.com . Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  4. "News of the Screen". Christian Science Monitor. Nov 18, 1947. p. 4.