Public Deb No. 1

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Public Deb No. 1
Public Deb No. 1 - movieposter.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Gregory Ratoff
Written by
Produced by Darryl F. Zanuck
Starring
Cinematography Ernest Palmer
Edited by Robert L. Simpson
Music by
Production
company
Distributed byTwentieth Century Fox
Release date
  • September 13, 1940 (1940-09-13)
Running time
79 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Public Deb No. 1 (or Elsa Maxwell's Public Deb No. 1) is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Gregory Ratoff and starring George Murphy, Brenda Joyce and Ralph Bellamy. [1]

Contents

Plot

A socialite is introduced to communism by her butler. [2]

Partial cast

Production

The film's sets were designed by the art directors Richard Day and Rudolph Sternad.

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References

  1. Dick p.270
  2. "Elsa Maxwell's Public Deb No. 1". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. afi.com.

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