Kiss the Boys Goodbye (1941)

Genre : Music

Runtime : 1H 25M

Director : Victor Schertzinger
Writer : Dwight Taylor, Harry Tugend

Synopsis

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.

Actors

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
Eddie "Rochester" Anderson
George
Minor Watson
Minor Watson
Uncle Jefferson Davis Bethany
Jean Porter
Jean Porter
Girl Going to Audition (uncredited)

Crews

Victor Schertzinger
Victor Schertzinger
Director
Dwight Taylor
Dwight Taylor
Screenplay
Harry Tugend
Harry Tugend
Screenplay
William LeBaron
William LeBaron
Producer
Paul Jones
Paul Jones
Producer
Victor Young
Victor Young
Original Music Composer
Paul Weatherwax
Paul Weatherwax
Editor
Edith Head
Edith Head
Costume Design
Ted Tetzlaff
Ted Tetzlaff
Director of Photography

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