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Kiss the Boys Goodbye
Kiss the Boys Goodbye
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  2. Kiss the Boys Goodbye

Kiss the Boys Goodbye

1941
1h 25m
Music

Status

Released

Release

1941

Runtime

1h 25m

Storyline

"1941'S BIGGEST, GAYEST MUSICAL TRIUMPH!"

New York chorus girl Cindy Lou Bethany becomes frustrated when she prepares for an audition for a Broadway musical, but the auditions close and her roommate, Gwen Abbott, is hired to be secretary to Top Rumson, the show's financial backer. Gwen tells Cindy that the director, Lloyd Lloyd, and composer, Dick Rayburn, have been sent to the South on a talent search for a classic Southern belle type to star in the show, although their shows usually feature Myra Stanhope, an actress whose style is hopelessly inappropriate for this show. Desperate for work, Cindy returns to her aunt Lily Lou and uncle Jefferson Davis Bethany's home in the South and schemes to get Lloyd and Rayburn to audition her.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 25m
Aug 1, 1941
Languages
English
Director
Victor Schertzinger
Victor Schertzinger
Production
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

12 Cast Members

Don Ameche

Don Ameche

Lloyd Lloyd

Mary Martin

Mary Martin

Cindy Lou Bethany

Oscar Levant

Oscar Levant

Dick Rayburn

Virginia Dale

Virginia Dale

Gwendolyn Abbott

Barbara Jo Allen

Barbara Jo Allen

Myra Stanhope

Raymond Walburn

Raymond Walburn

Top Rumson

Elizabeth Patterson

Elizabeth Patterson

Aunt Lily Lou Bethany

Jerome Cowan

Jerome Cowan

Bert Fisher

Connee Boswell

Connee Boswell

Polly

Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

George

Minor Watson

Minor Watson

Uncle Jefferson Davis Bethany

Jean Porter

Jean Porter

Girl Going to Audition (uncredited)

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