Shady Lady (1945 film)

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Shady Lady
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Directed by George Waggner
Screenplay by Curt Siodmak
Starring Charles Coburn, Robert Paige
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  • October 1945 (1945-10)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Shady Lady is a 1945 American romantic comedy film directed by George Waggner and starring Charles Coburn, Robert Paige, and Ginny Simms. Waggner originally wanted Susanna Foster for the film but she refused it. [1] Ginny Simms sings floor show songs "Cuddle Up a Little Closer", "In Love With Love" and "Xango". [2]

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Choreography by Lester Horton.


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References

  1. Gene Blottner Universal sound westerns, 1929-1946: the complete filmography 2003 "Following Frisco Sal, George Waggner wanted Susanna Foster for Shady Lady (Universal, 1945). Foster commented, "I was in a very down period. I didn't like the list of the pictures they wanted me to do. I said no."
  2. New York Times review 11 October 1945 "In producing this comedy-romance Universal frequently interrupts the story with night-club floor-show sequences which would be even duller than they are if Ginny Simms were not around, and in good voice, to sing "Cuddle Up a Little Closer" and "In Love With Love." "