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The Girl Rush (1955)

Genre : Comedy, Music

Runtime : 1H 25M

Director : Robert Pirosh
Writer : Robert Pirosh, Jerry Davis

Synopsis

When her compulsive-gambler father dies, leaving her with an inheritance that amounts to zip, single gal Kim Halliday jumps at a caller's claim that she's part-owner of a Las Vegas "hotel." But hilarity ensues when she flies to Sin City to see it. While a wealthy casino owner eyes her dilapidated property, she takes a chance and tries to sell it to an hotelier's wealthy son.

Actors

Rosalind Russell
Rosalind Russell
Kim Halliday
Fernando Lamas
Fernando Lamas
Victor Monte
Eddie Albert
Eddie Albert
Elliot Atterbury
Gloria DeHaven
Gloria DeHaven
Taffy Tremaine
Marion Lorne
Marion Lorne
Aunt Clara
James Gleason
James Gleason
Ether Ferguson
Robert Fortier
Robert Fortier
Pete Tremaine
Matt Mattox
Matt Mattox
Specialty Dancer
Don Crichton
Don Crichton
Specialty Dancer
Douglas Fowley
Douglas Fowley
Charlie - Stickman
Jesse White
Jesse White
Ludwig - Pit Boss
George Chakiris
George Chakiris
Dancer
Bess Flowers
Bess Flowers
Casino patron
Shelley Fabares
Shelley Fabares
Young Kim
Charles Perry
Charles Perry
Casino Patron (uncredited)

Crews

Robert Pirosh
Robert Pirosh
Director
William Hornbeck
William Hornbeck
Editor
Phoebe Ephron
Phoebe Ephron
Story
Henry Ephron
Henry Ephron
Story
Robert Pirosh
Robert Pirosh
Screenplay
Edith Head
Edith Head
Costume Design
Malcolm C. Bert
Malcolm C. Bert
Art Direction
Hal Pereira
Hal Pereira
Art Direction
William H. Daniels
William H. Daniels
Director of Photography
Frederick Brisson
Frederick Brisson
Producer
Robert Alton
Robert Alton
Associate Producer
Kathleen Fagan
Kathleen Fagan
Script Supervisor
Jerry Davis
Jerry Davis
Screenplay
Ralph Axness
Ralph Axness
Second Assistant Director

Posters and backgrounds

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