The Girl from Woolworth's

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The Girl from Woolworth's
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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
Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date
  • October 27, 1929 (1929-10-27)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Girl from Woolworth's is a 1929 American pre-Code 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]

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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]

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The film is now considered lost.

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References

  1. Marshall p.311
  2. 1 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.

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