Sweater Girl (film)

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Sweater Girl
Directed by William Clemens
Written by Robert Blees
Beulah Marie Dix
Starring Eddie Bracken
June Preisser
Phillip Terry
Betty Jane Rhodes
Cinematography John J. Mescall
Edited by Alma Macrorie
Music by Victor Young
Release date
  • 1942 (1942)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Sweater Girl is a 1942 American mystery and comedy film written by Robert Blees and Beulah Marie Dix, directed by William Clemens and starring Eddie Bracken, June Preisser, Phillip Terry, and Betty Jane Rhodes. [1] [2] It was released on July 13, 1942.

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The film marked the debut of the classic World War II–era song, "I Don't Want To Walk Without You". [2] The song was performed on-screen by actress Betty Jane Rhodes. [2]

Plot

While preparing for Midvale College's upcoming revue, which includes a trick shot with a gun, singer Susan Lawrence develops a romantic interest in Jack Mitchell, who also sings. Their friend Louise Menard is seeing Susan's brother, a professor. All are shocked when songwriter Johnny Arnold is strangled and school reporter Miles Tucker is poisoned with the glue from an envelope. McGill, a detective, begins an investigation into the murders.

One night, Jack volunteers to look after Louise's mother, a helpless invalid. Susan becomes worried and, when she arrives, Mrs. Menard is trying to help Jack, who has narrowly avoided being killed.

With help from Louise's father, a professor, McGill deduces that Mrs. Menard is holding a grudge from a previous child's death, which she blames on an initiation rite at the school. She has also secretly exchanged Susan's trick gun with a loaded one, which Susan unknowingly uses in the show. Everyone arrives too late, but Susan's aim is bad, Jack survives and all live happily ever after.

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References

  1. ↑ T.S. (July 13, 1942). "At the Central". The New York Times .
  2. 1 2 3 Vallance, Tom (2012-01-30). "Betty Jane Rhodes: Actress and singer who charmed the US as a wartime sweetheart" . The Independent . Archived from the original on 2022-05-26. Retrieved 2012-01-30.
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