Hi, Good Lookin'!

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Hi, Good Lookin'!
Hi, Good Lookin'! poster.jpg
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Directed by Edward C. Lilley
Screenplay by Paul Gerard Smith
Bradford Ropes
Eugene Conrad
Story byPaul Gerard Smith
Produced byFrank Gross
Starring Harriet Nelson
Eddie Quillan
Kirby Grant
Betty Kean
Roscoe Karns
Vivian Austin
Marjorie Gateson
Fuzzy Knight
CinematographyJerome Ash
Edited byEdgar Zane
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • March 22, 1944 (1944-03-22)
Running time
62 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Hi, Good Lookin'! is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Edward C. Lilley and written by Paul Gerard Smith, Bradford Ropes and Eugene Conrad. The film stars Harriet Nelson, Eddie Quillan, Kirby Grant, Betty Kean, Roscoe Karns, Vivian Austin, Marjorie Gateson and Fuzzy Knight. The film was released on March 22, 1944, by Universal Pictures. [1] [2] [3]

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Plot

In an effort to help a pretty girl realize her dreams as a singer, a radio station usher impersonates a station executive.

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References

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