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The
early years ..... 1930 - 1934
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| The
Film
| Year
| Studio
| Director
| Top
5 Cast Members
| Description
| Soundtrack
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| Let's
Go Places
| 1930
| Fox
| Frank
Strayer
| Lola
Lane, Sharon Lynn, Frank Richardson, Walter Catlett,
Dixie Lee
| Betty
is a chorus girl.
| Hollywood
Nights,Parade of the Blues, Reach Out for a Rainbow,
Um-Um in the Moonlight, The Boop-Boop-a-Doopa-Doo
Trot, Fascinatin' Devil with Those Angel Eyes, Let's
Go Places, The Snowball Man
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| New
Movietone Follies of 1930
| 1930
| Fox
| Benjamin
Stoloff
| El
Brendel, Marjorie White, Frank Richardson, Noel Francis,
William Collier, Jr.
| Betty
is a chorus girl.
| ?
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| Whoopee
| 1930
| G-U
A
| Thornton
Freeland
| Eddie
Cantor, Sally Morgan, Paul Gregory, Jack Rutherford,
Ethel Shutta
| Betty
is a chorus girl. Elevated to title of "Goldwyn Girl".
| Whoopee,
My Baby Just Cares For Me, The Cowboy Song
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|
| Kiki
| 1931
| United
Artists
| Sam
Taylor
| Mary
Pickford, Reginald Denny, Joseph Cawthorn, Margaret
Livingston, Phil Tead
| Betty
is a chorus girl.
| ?
|
|
| Palmy
Days
| 1931
| United
Artists
| A.
Edward Sutherland
| Eddie
Cantor, Charlotte Greenwood, Spencer Charters, Barbara
Weeks, George Raft
| More
"Goldwyn Girl" work.
| Bend
Down Sister, My Baby Said Yes, Yes, There's Nothing
Too Good For My Baby
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| The
Greeks Had a Word For Them
| 1932
| United
Artists
| Lowell
Sherman
| Madge
Evans, Joan Blondell, Ina Claire, David Manners, Phillips
Smalley
| Betty
models a sexy Chanel evening gown.
|
?
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| The
Kid From Spain
| 1932
| United
Artists
| Leo
McCarey
| Eddie
Cantor, Lyda Roberti, Ruth Hall, John Miljan, Noah
Beery
| Her
last "Golwyn Girl" film.
| In
The Moonlight, Look What You've Done, What a Perfect
Combination
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|
| Child
Of Manhattan
| 1932
| Columbia
| Eddie
Buzzell
| Nancy
Carroll, John Boles, Warburton Gamble, Clara Blandick,
Jane Darwell
| Betty
gets 7th billing in role of Lucy.
| ?
|
|
| Hold
'Em Jail
| 1932
| RKO
| Norman
Taurong
| Burt
Wheeler, Robert Woolsey, Edgar Kennedy, Betty Grable,
Edna May Oliver
| Betty
gets principal role as daughter of warden.
| ?
|
|
| Probation
| 1932
| Chesterfield
| Richard
Thorpe
| Sally
Blane, J. Farrell MacDonald, Eddie Phillips, Clara
Kimball Young, Betty Grable
| Betty
gets 5th billing, straight role.
| ?
|
|
| Cavalcade
| 1933
| Fox
| Frank
Lloyd
| Clive
Brook, Diana Wynyard head huge cast in Noel Coward
screenplay
| Betty
drops to "girl on couch" billing.
| ?
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|
| Sweetheart
of Sigma High
| 1933
| Monogram
| Edwin
I. Marin
| Mary
Carlisle, Buster Crabbe, Charles Starret, Florence
Lake, Eddie Tamblyn
| Betty
sneaks into this one as a member of the Ted Fio Rito
Orchestra.
| ?
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|
| Melody
Cruise
| 1933
| RKO
| Mark
Sandrich
| Charlie
Ruggles, Phil Harris, Greta Nissen, Helen Mack, Chick
Chandler
| Betty
lands a role of a stewardess in this mild musical.
| I
Met Her At A Party, He's Not The Marrying Kind, This
is the Hour, Isn't This A Night For Love
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| What
Price Innocence
| 1933
| Columbia
| William
Mack
| Willard
Mack, Jean Parker, Betty Grable, Bryant Wahburn, Ben
Alexander
| Betty
is Jean Parker's pal in this juvenile message drama.
| ?
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| By
Your Leave
| 1934
| RKO
| Lloyd
Corrigan
| Frank
Margan, Genevieve Tobin, Neil Hamilton, Marian Nixon,
Glenn Anders
| Betty
gets 8th billing in another straight role.
| ?
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| Student
Tour
| 1934
| MGM
| Charles
Reisner
| Jimmy
Durante, Charles Butterworth, Maxine Doyle, Phil Regan,
Florence McKinney
| Betty
gets 8th billing in the first of her several "coed"
roles.
| A
New Moon Is Over My Shoulder, The Carlo, Snake Dance,
The Taj Mahal, From Now On, Fight 'Em, I Say It With
Music
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| The
Gay Divorcee
| 1934
| RKO
| Mark
Sandrich
| Fred
Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Alice Brady, Edward Everett
Horton, Erik Rhodes
| Betty
is billed 6th and gets a featured dance number "Let's
K-knock K-nees" with Edward Everett Horton
|
Looking For A Needle In A Haystack, The Continental,
Don't Let It Bother You, Let's K-nock Knees, Night
and Day
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| Betty
on her Rise ..... (1935 - 1939)
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| Film
| Year
| Studio
| Director
| Top
5 Cast Members
| Description
| Sountrack
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| The
Nitwits
| 1935
| RKO
| George
Stevens
| Bert
Wheeler and Robert Woolsey, Fred Keating, Betty Grable,
Evelyn Brent
| Betty
is a comedy murder suspect and gets third billing
| Music
In My Heart
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| Old
Man Rythym
| 1935
| RKO
| Edward
Ludwig
| Charles
"Buddy" Rogers, George Barbier, Barbara Kent, Grace
Bradley, Betty Grable
| Betty
as coed, meets Hermes Pan who she will work with many
times in later roles.
| Boys
Will Be Boys, I Never Saw A Better Night, There's
Nothing Like A College Education, When You Are In
My Arms, Comes The Revolution, Baby
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| Collegiate
| 1936
| Paramount
| Ralph
Murphy
| Joe
Penner, Jack Oakie, Ned Sparks, Frances Langford,
Betty Grable
| Betty
Coed strikes again.
| I
feel Like A Feather In The Breeze, You Hit The Spot,
Rhythmatic, My Grandfather's Clock, In The Hallway,
Who Am I, Will I Ever Know, Guess Again, Learn To
Be Lovely
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| Follow
The Fleet
| 1936
| RKO
| Mark
Sandrich
| Fred
Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Randolph Scott, Harriet Hilliard,
Astrid Allwyn
| Betty
is one of three show girls.
| I'm
Putting All My Eggs In One Basket, We Saw The Sea,
Let's Face The Music and Dance, Let Yourself Go, But
Where Are You, I'd Rather Lead A Band, Get Thee Behind
Me Satan
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| Don't
Turn 'Em Loose
| 1936
| RKO
| Ben
Stoloff
| Lewis
Stone, James Gleason, Bruce Cabot, Betty Grable and
Nella Walker
| Another
message film, about parole laxity.
| ?
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| Pigskin
Parade
| 1936
| 20th
Century-Fox
| David
Butler
| Stuart
Erwin, Patsy Kelly, Jack Haley, Johnny Downs and Betty
Grable
| Another
coed film
| It's
Love I'm After, Balboa, You're Slightly Terrific,
You Do The Darndest Things Baby, Hold That Bulldog
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| This
Way Please
| 1937
| Paramount
| Robert
Florey
| Charles
"Buddy" Rogers,Mary Livingstone, Betty Grable, Arline
Judge and Dixie Dunbar
| Betty
plays her first bride in a slapstick comedy
| Is
It Love, Or Infatuation, This Way Please, Delighted
To Meet You, What This Country Needs Is Voom Voom,
I'm The Sound Effects Man
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| Thrill
of a Lifetime
| 1937
| Paramount
| George
Archainbaud
| Judy
Canova, Betty Grable, Buster Crabbe, Dorothy Lamour
and Johhny Downs
| Betty
plays yet another sweetheart in this musical.
| Keeno,
Screeno, and You, I'll Follow My Baby, Thrill Of A
Lifetime, Paris In Swing, SweetheartTime, It's Been
A Whole Year, If We Could Run the Country For a Day
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| Give
Me A Sailor
| 1938
| Paramount
| Elliott
Nugent
| Martha
Raye, Bob Hope, Betty Grable
| Betty
plays opposite funnyman Bob Hope.
| What
Goes On Here in My Heart
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| College
Swing
| 1938
| Paramount
| Raoul
Walsh
| George
Burns and Gracie Allen, Martha Raye, Bob Hope, Edward
Everett Horton and Florence George.
| Full
cast of future stars, another coed film.
| I
Fall In Love With You Every Day, What a Rhumba Does
To Romance, The Old School Bell, Moments LIke This,
What Did Romeo Say To Juliet, College Swing
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| Campus
Confessions
| 1938
| Paramount
| George
Archainbaud
| Betty
Grable, Eleanor Whitney, William Henry, Fritz Feld
and John Arledge.
| Betty's
first billing in an unmemorable film
| ?
|
|
| Man
About Town
| 1939
| Paramount
| Mark
Sandrich
| Jack
Benny, Dorothy Lamour, Edward Arnold, Binnie Barnes
and Phil Harris
| Betty
does her comedic best in this Jack Benny film
| That
Sentimental Sandwich, Man About Town, Fidgety Joe,
Bluebirds in the Moonlight, Strange Enchantment
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| Million
Dollar Legs
| 1939
| Paramount
| Nick
Grindle
| Betty
Grable, John Hartley, Donald O'Conner, Jackie Coogan
and Buster Crabbe
| Betty
starring in yet another coed film, oh, and the title
refers to a horse, not Betty.
| ?
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|
| The
Day The Bookies Wept
| 1939
| Paramount
| Leslie
Goodwin
| Joe
Penner, Betty Grable, Richard Lane, Tom Kennedy and
Thurston Hall
| Betty
is female lead in this Penner comedy.
| ?
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| Betty's
Top Years in Hollywood
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| The
Film
| Year
| Studio
| Director
| Top
5 Cast Members
| Description
| Soundtrack
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| Down
Argentine Way
| 1940
| 20th
Century-Fox
| Irving
Cummings
| Don
Ameche, Betty Grable, Carmen Miranda, Charlotte Greenwood,
and J. Carroll Naish
| Betty's
career finally takes hold in this acclaimed musical
| Two
Dreams Met, Menita, Sing To Your Senorita, I Want
My Mama, Doin' The Conga, South American Way
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| Tin
Pan Alley
| 1940
| 20th
Century-Fox
| Walter
Lang
| Alice
Faye, Betty Grable, Jack Oakie, John Payne and Allen
Jenkins
| It's
a sister act with Alice Faye and the last time she
would receive second billing for many years.
| You
Say The Sweetest Things Baby, America I Love You,
Goodbye, Broadway, Hello France, Moonlight Bay, The
Sheik of Araby, K-K-K-Katy
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| Moon
Over Miami
| 1941
| 20th
Century-Fox
| Walter
Lang
| Betty
Grable, Don Ameche, Robert Cummings, Charlotte Greenwood
and Jack Haley
| Another
sister act, this time with Carole Landis. Remake of
1938 Three Blind Mice.
| Solitary
Seminole, Loveliness and You, You Started Something,
Hurray For Today, Miami, I've Got You All By Myself,
Is That Good?, Kindergarten Conga,
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| A
Yank in the R.A.F.
| 1941
| 20th
Century Fox
| Henry
King
| Betty
Grable, Tyrone Power, John Sutton, Reginald Gardner
and Donald Stuart.
| Betty
in a straight role, black & white.
| ?
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| I
Wake Up Screaming
| 1942
| 20th
Century-Fox
| H.
Bruce Humberstone
| Betty
Grable, Victor Mature, Carole Landis, Laird Cregar
and William Gargan
| Black
and white drama in which Betty plays sister to Carole
Landis. It's up to sleuth Betty and Victor Mature
to find the real killer.
| Somewhere
Over The Rainbow
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| Song
Of The Islands
| 1942
| 20th
Century-Fox
| Walter
Lang
| Betty
Grable, Victor Mature, Jack Oakie, Thomas Mitchell
and George Barbier.
| Betty
in Technicolor in this Hawaiian delight.
| Blue
Shadows and White Gardenias, O'Brien Has Gone Hawaiian,
Malalo Mawena, What's Buzzin' Cousin?, Down On Ami-oni-isle,
Sing Me A Song Of The Islands
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| Footlight
Serenade
| 1942
| 20th
Century-Fox
| Gregory
Ratoff
| Betty
Grable, John Payne, Victor Mature, Jane Wyman and
James Gleason
| Black
and white backstage musical.
| Living
High (On Western Hill), I'll Be Marching To a Love
Song, I'm Still Crazy For You, I Heard the Birdies
Sing, Are You Kidding?, Land On Your Feet
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| Springtime
in the Rockies
| 1942
| 20th
Century-Fox
| Irving
Cummings
| Betty
Grable, John Payne, Carmen Miranda, Cesar Romero,
and Harry James and his Orchestra
| Beautiful
Technicolor film with a cameo by Harry James (Betty's
future husband)
| I
Had The Craziest Dream, A Poem Set To Music, Pan American
Jubilee, Run Little Raindrop Run, I Like To Be Loved
By You, Chatanooga Choo Choo
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| Coney
Island
| 1943
| 20th
Century-Fox
| Irving
Cummings
| Betty
Grable, George Montgomery, Cesar Romero, Charles Winninger
and Phil Silvers
| Betty
plays a show girl who needs to be refined to be noticed
in Coney Island
| Take
IT From There, Beautiful Coney Island, Miss Lulu From
Louisville, Get The Money, There's Danger In A Dance,
Old Demon Run, Cuddle Up A Little Closer, Everybody
Loves A Baby
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| Sweet
Rosie O'Grady
| 1943
| 20th
Century-Fox
| Irving
Cummings
| Betty
Grable, Robert Young, Adolph Menjou, Reginald Gardner
and Virginia Grey
| Betty
plays a singer from Brooklyn who becomes the toast
of London
| My
Heart Tells ME, The Wishing Waltz, Get Your Police
Gazette, My Sam, Going To The Fair, Where Oh Where
Is The Groom?
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| Four
Jills in a Jeep
| 1944
| 20th
Century-Fox
| William
A. Seiter
| Kay
Francis, Carole Landis, Martha Raye, Mitzi Mayfair
and Jimmy Dorsey and Band
| Betty
plays a small cameo rolein this back and white wartime
film
| Crazy
Me, You Send ME, How Blue The Night, How Many Times
Do I Have To Tell You, Ohio, It's the Old Army Game,
YOu Never Miss A Trick, Heil, Heel Hitler
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| Pin
Up Girl
| 1944
| 20th
Century-Fox
| H.
Bruce Humberstone
| Betty
Grable, John Harvey, Martha Raye Joe E. Brown and
Eugene Pallette
| Betty
plays a pin up girl with one too many fiances.
| Pin-Up
Girl, Once Too Often, Yankee Doodle Hayride, The Very
Merry Widow, Don't Carry Tales Out OF School, Red
Robins, Bob Whites and Bluebirds
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|
| Wing
and A Prayer
| 1944
| ?
| ?
| Don
Ameche, Dana Andrews
| Uncredited
Archive Footage
| ?
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|
| Billy
Rose's Diamond Horseshoe
| 1944
| 20th
Century-Fox
| George
Seaton
| Betty
Grable, Dick Haymes, Phil Silvers, William Gaxton
and Beatrice Kay
| Betty
is a show girl in this glorious Hollywood musical
| I
Wish I Knew, The More I see You, In Acapulco, Play
Me An Old Fashioned Melody, A Nickels Worth of Jive,
Moody, Welcome to the Diamond Horseshoe, Cooking Up
A Stew
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| The
Dolly Sisters
| 1945
| 20th
Century-Fox
| Irving
Cummings
| Betty
Grable, John Payne, June Haver, S.Z. Sakall, and Reginald
Gardner
| Betty
and June play Jenny and Rosie Dolly in this Technicolor
film.
| I
Can't Begin To Tell You, Old-Fashioned Girl, Give
Me The Moonlight, Give Me The Girl, We HAve Been Around,
Carolina In The Morning, Powder and Lipstick and Rouge,
Darktown Strutter's Ball, Smiles
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| Do
You Love Me?
| 1946
| 20th
Century-Fox
| Gregory
Ratoff
| Maureen
O'Hara, Dick Haymes, Harry James, Reginald Gardner
and Richard Gaines
| Betty
does a bit part at the movies close with Harry James.
| I
Didn't Mean A Word I Said, As If I Didn't Have Enough
On My Mind, Moonlight Propaganda, Do You Love Me
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| The
Shocking Miss Pilgrim
| 1947
| 20th
Century-Fox
| George
Seaton
| Betty
Grable, Dick Haymes, Anne Revere, Allyn Joslyn and
Gene Lockhart
| Betty
plays a suffragette.
| Aren't
You Kinda Glad We Did, For You, For ME, For Evermore,
But Not In Boston, Stand Up And Fight, Changing My
Tune, One, Two, Three, Sweet Packard, Waltz Me No
Waltzes, Waltzing Is Better Than Sitting Down
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| Mother
Wore Tights
| 1947
| 20th
Century-Fox
| Walter
Lang
| Betty
Grable, Dan Daily, Mona Freeman, Connie Marshall and
Vanessa Brown
| Betty
and Dan are a vaudeville team
| You
Do, Kokomo, Indiana, There's Nothing Like A Song,
On A lIttle Two Seat Tandem, This Is My Favorite City,
Rolling Down To Bowling Green, Fare-Thee-Well Alma
Mater, Tra-La-La-La
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| That
Lady in Ermine
| 1948
| 20th
Century-Fox
| Ernst
Lubitsch-Otto Preminger
| Betty
Grable, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Cesar Romero, Walter
Abel and Reginald Gardner
| Betty
plays an Italian countess
| This
Is The Moment, The Melody Has To Be Right, There's
Something About Midnight, The Jester's Song, It's
Always a Beautiful Day
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| When
My Baby Smiles at Me
| 1948
| 20th
Century-Fox
| Walter
Lang
| Betty
Grable, Dan Dailey, Jack Oakie, June Havoc and Richard
Arlen
| Backstage
again, with Betty and Dan as a husband wife team.
| By
The Way, What Did I Do, When My Baby Smiles At Me
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| The
Beautiful Blonde From Bashful Bend
| 1949
| 20th
Century-Fox
| Preston
Sturges
| Betty
Grable, Cesar Romero, Rudy Vallee, Olga San Juan and
Sterling Holloway
| Betty
carries a six shooter in the Technicolor old west
flick.
| Everytime
I Meet You, Beautiful Blonde From Bashful Bend, In
The Gloaming
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| Wabash
Avenue
| 1950
| 20th
Century-Fox
| Henry
Koster
| Betty
Grable, Victor Mature, Phil Harris, Reginald Gardner
and James Barton
| A
Re-working of Coney Island with a different setting
- (one of my favourites)
| Wabash
Avenue, Clean Up Chicago, Wilhemina, May I Tempt You
With A Big Red Rosy Apple Baby, Say You Love Me
|
|
| My
Blue Heaven
| 1950
| 20th
Century-Fox
| Henry
Koster
| Betty
Grable, Dan Dailey, David Wayne, Jane Wyatt and Mitzie
Gaynor
| Betty
and Dan are --- you guessed it --- a couple of television
personalities who are trying to have a baby.
| My
Blue Heaven, Live Hard, Work Hard, Love Hard, The
Friendly Islands, It's Deductible, Halloween, Don't
Rock The Boat Dear, What A Man, I Love A NEw Yorker,
Cosmo Cosmetics
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| Betty's
Final Films
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| The
Film
| Year
| Studio
| Director
| Top
5 Cast Members
| Description
| Sountrack
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| Call
Me Mister
| 1951
| 20th
Century-Fox
| Lloyd
Bacon
| Betty
Grable, Dan Dailey, Danny Thomas, Dale Robertson and
Benay Venuta
| Betty
plays a USO girl entertaining troops in Japan
| Japenese
Girl Like American Boy, I Just Can't Do Enough For
You, Baby, Love Is Back In Business, Whistle and Walk
Away, It's A Man's World, Lament To Pots and Pans
Call Me Mister, The Going Home Train, Military Life
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|
| Meet
Me After the Show
| 1951
| 20th
Century-Fox
| Richard
Sale
| Betty
Grable, MacDonald Carey, Rory Calhoun, Eddie Albert
and Fred Clark
| Betty's
finest dancing despite poor reviews, awesome dance
numbers with Gwen Verndon. My personal favourite!
| No
Talent Joe, Hot Night In Alaska, Meet ME After The
Show, Let Go Of My Heart, Bettin' On A Man, I Feel
Like Dancing
|
| The
Farmer Takes A Wife
| 1953
| 20th
Century-Fox
| Henry
Levin
| Betty
Grable, Dale Robertson, Thelma Ritter, John Carroll
and Eddie Foy
| Betty
plays a cook on an Erie Canal barge.
| ?
|
| How
To Marry A Millionaire
| 1953
| 20th
Century-Fox
| Jean
Negulesco
| Marilyn
Monroe, Betty Grable, Lauren Bacall, David Wayne and
Rory Calhoun
| While
Marilyn dreams of jewels, Betty dreams of a hot dog
and beer...my kinda gal...
| ?
|
| Three
For The Show
| 1955
| Columbia
| H.C.
Potter
| Betty
Grable, Marge Champion, Gower Champion, Jack Lemmon
and Myron McCormick
| Betty's
moves to Columbia to play a girl with one too many
husbands.
| Someone
To Watch Over ME, I've Got A crush On You, Friendship,
How Come You Do Me Like You Do, Down Boy, Which One,
I've Been Kissed Before
|
|
| How
To Be Very, Very Popular
| 1955
| 20th
Century-Fox
| Nunnaly
Johnson
| Betty
Grable, Sheree North, Bob Cummings, Charles Coburn
and Tommy Noonan
| Betty's
final film, a musical remake of She Loves Me Not.
An unmemorable film to end an illustrious film career.
Also starring Fox's newest ingenue Sherry North, who
was groomed to be the new "starlet" to replace reluctant
star Marilyn Monroe.
| How
To Be Very, Very Popular, Bristol Bell Song, Bunny
Hop, Shake Rattle and Roll
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