The Girl from Woolworth's

The Girl from Woolworth's
Directed by	William Beaudine
Written by	Adele Comandini Richard Weil Edward Ludwig
Starring	Alice White Gladden James Bert Moorhouse Patricia Caron
Cinematography	Jackson Rose
Edited by	Terry O. Morse
Production company	First National Pictures
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	October 27, 1929 (1929-10-27)
Country	United States
Language	English

The Girl from Woolworth's is a 1929 American sound (All-Talking) pre-Code musical romance film directed by William Beaudine and starring Alice White, Gladden James and Bert Moorhouse. It was released both as a sound film and in a slightly shorter silent version. ^[1]

Karen Plunkett-Powell wrote in her book, Remembering Woolworth's: A Nostalgic History of the World's Most Famous Five-and-Dime: "First National Pictures produced this 60-minute musical as a showcase for up-and-coming actress Alice White." ^[2] White had the role of a singing clerk in the music department of a Woolworth's store. ^[2]

Cast

• Alice White as Pat King
• Gladden James as Dowling
• Bert Moorhouse as Dave
• Patricia Caron as Cleo
• William Orlamond as Pa Donnelly
• Milla Davenport as Ma Donnelly
• Charles Delaney as Bill Harigan
• Ben Hall as Jerry Donelly
• Wheeler Oakman as Lawrence Mayfield

Music

The film featured four songs with music by George W. Meyer and lyrics by Al Bryan. The songs titles are listed below:

• "Someone"
• "Oh! Oh! Oh! What I Know About Love"
• "You Baby Me, I'll Baby You"
• "Crying for Love"

Status

The film is now considered lost.

See also

• List of early sound feature films (1926–1929)

References

1. Marshall p.311
2. Plunkett-Powell, Karen (2001). Remembering Woolworth's: A Nostalgic History of the World's Most Famous Five-and-Dime. Macmillan. p. 191. ISBN   9780312277048 . Retrieved November 10, 2016.

Bibliography

• Marshall, Wendy L. William Beaudine: From Silents to Television. Scarecrow Press, 2005.

External links

• The Girl from Woolworth's at IMDb