Peggy (1950 film)

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Peggy
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Directed by Frederick De Cordova
Screenplay by
Story by Leon Ware
Produced byRalph Dietrich
Starring
Cinematography Russell Metty
Edited by Ralph Dawson
Music by
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • June 21, 1950 (1950-06-21)
Running time
76 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Peggy is a 1950 American comedy film directed by Frederick De Cordova, and starring Diana Lynn, Charles Coburn, and Charlotte Greenwood. [2] It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Bernard Herzbrun and Richard H. Riedel.

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Professor Brookfield and his two daughters Peggy and Susan move to Pasadena, California. They both, somewhat reluctantly, enter the Rose Parade before the Rose Bowl Game. Peggy is secretly engaged to college footballer Johnny while neighbor Tom Fielding falls for Susan.

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