Hi, Beautiful

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Hi, Beautiful
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Directed by Leslie Goodwins
Screenplay byDick Irving Hyland
Story by Eleanore Griffin
William Rankin
Produced byDick Irving Hyland
Starring Martha O'Driscoll
Noah Beery Jr.
Hattie McDaniel
Walter Catlett
Tim Ryan
Florence Lake
Grady Sutton
Lou Lubin
Virginia Sale
Cinematography Paul Ivano
Edited by Edward Curtiss
Music by Frank Skinner
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • December 18, 1944 (1944-12-18)
Running time
64 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Hi, Beautiful is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Leslie Goodwins and written by Dick Irving Hyland. The film stars Martha O'Driscoll, Noah Beery Jr., Hattie McDaniel, Walter Catlett, Tim Ryan, Florence Lake, Grady Sutton, Lou Lubin and Virginia Sale. The film was released on December 18, 1944, by Universal Pictures. [1] [2] [3]

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