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Blue Skies (1946)

It's the nearest thing to Heaven!

Genre : Comedy, Romance

Runtime : 1H 44M

Director : Stuart Heisler

Synopsis

Jed Potter looks back on a love triangle conducted over the course of years and between musical numbers. Dancer Jed loves showgirl Mary, who loves compulsive nightclub-opener Johnny, who can't stay committed to anything in life for very long.

Actors

Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby
Johnny Adams
Fred Astaire
Fred Astaire
Jed Potter
Joan Caulfield
Joan Caulfield
Mary O'Hara
Billy De Wolfe
Billy De Wolfe
Tony
Olga San Juan
Olga San Juan
Nita Nova
Mikhail Rasumny
Mikhail Rasumny
François
Frank Faylen
Frank Faylen
Mack
Victoria Horne
Victoria Horne
Martha (nurse)
Karolyn Grimes
Karolyn Grimes
Mary Elizabeth Adams
Jimmy Conlin
Jimmy Conlin
Jeffrey - Valet (uncredited)
John Deauville
John Deauville
Dancer (uncredited)
John Gallaudet
John Gallaudet
Stage Manager (uncredited)
Audrey Korn
Audrey Korn
Dancer (uncredited)
Cliff Nazarro
Cliff Nazarro
Cliff - Piano Player (uncredited)
Rudolph Valentino
Rudolph Valentino
Valentino (archive footage) (uncredited)
Joan Woodbury
Joan Woodbury
Flo (uncredited)
Will Wright
Will Wright
Dan - Stage Manager (uncredited)
Gene Cole
Gene Cole
Dancer (uncredited)

Crews

Stuart Heisler
Stuart Heisler
Director
Irving Berlin
Irving Berlin
Story
Arthur Sheekman
Arthur Sheekman
Writer
Edith Head
Edith Head
Costume Design
Sam Comer
Sam Comer
Set Decoration
Hans Dreier
Hans Dreier
Art Direction
Hal Pereira
Hal Pereira
Art Direction
LeRoy Stone
LeRoy Stone
Editor
Charles Lang
Charles Lang
Director of Photography
William E. Snyder
William E. Snyder
Director of Photography
Robert Emmett Dolan
Robert Emmett Dolan
Original Music Composer
Hermes Pan
Hermes Pan
Choreographer

Trailers and other movies

Blue Skies

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