''Moon Over Las Vegas'' is a 1944 American
musical comedy film directed by
Jean Yarbrough
Jean Yarbrough (August 22, 1901 – August 2, 1975) was an American film director.
Biography
Jean Yarbrough was born in Marianna, Arkansas on August 22, 1901. He attended the University of the South located in Sewanee, Tennessee. In 1922 ...
and starring
Anne Gwynne,
David Bruce and
Barbara Jo Allen
Barbara Jo Allen (born Marian Barbara Henshall; September 2, 1906 – September 14, 1974) was an American actress. She was also known as Vera Vague, the spinster character she created and portrayed on radio and in films during the 1940s and 1 ...
.
[Taylor & Jackson p.271]
Plot
Beautiful wife Marion Corbett (Anne Gwynne) heads for Las Vegas hoping to make her husband Richard (David Bruce) jealous. But problems arise when another man catches her fancy, and she gets involved.
Cast
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Anne Gwynne as Marion Corbett
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David Bruce as Richard Corbett
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Barbara Jo Allen
Barbara Jo Allen (born Marian Barbara Henshall; September 2, 1906 – September 14, 1974) was an American actress. She was also known as Vera Vague, the spinster character she created and portrayed on radio and in films during the 1940s and 1 ...
as Auntie
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Vivian Austin as Grace Towers
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Alan Dinehart as Hal Blake
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Lee Patrick as Mrs. Blake
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Joe Sawyer as Joe
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Milburn Stone as Jim Bradley
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Gene Austin as Singer Gene Austin
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Doris Sherrell
Doris may refer to:
People Given name
* Doris (mythology) of Greek mythology, daughter of Oceanus and Tethys
* Doris, fictional character in the Canadian television series '' Caillou'' and the mother of the titular character
*Doris (singer) (bo ...
as Singer Doris Sherrell
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Grace Sherrell
Grace may refer to:
Places United States
* Grace, Idaho, a city
* Grace (CTA station), Chicago Transit Authority's Howard Line, Illinois
* Little Goose Creek (Kentucky), location of Grace post office
* Grace, Carroll County, Missouri, an uninco ...
as Singer Grace Sherrel
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Connie Haines as Singer Connie Haines
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Capella & Patriciaas Dance Team
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Lillian Cornell
Lillian Cornell (born Lillian Michuda; June 2, 1916 - May 25, 2015) was an American singer on old-time radio and an actress in films in the early 1940s.
Early years
Cornell was born Lillian Michuda June 2, 1916, in Chicago. Her name was changed ...
as Singer
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Anne Triola
Anne Margaret Triola (September 25, 1920 – July 27, 2012) was an American singer, musician, and actress of stage, film, and television. As a comedian and supporting actress, she got her start singing in Hollywood night clubs. Triola made her ...
as Accordion Player
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Jimmie Dodd as Singer
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The Sportsmen Quartet as Singing Group
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Addison Richards as Judge
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Mantan Moreland as Porter
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Eddie Dunn as Conductor
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Tom Dugan Thomas or Tom Dugan may refer to:
*Thomas Buchanan Dugan
Thomas Buchanan Dugan (July 27, 1858 – April 27, 1940) was a United States Army officer in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Biography
Dugan was born in Baltimore on July 27, 1858 ...
as Herman
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Pat West
Pat West (February 21, 1923 – February 7, 1996) was a former fullback in the National Football League. He was drafted in the 28th round of the 1945 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Rams and would play with the team for three seasons and part of anot ...
as Taxi Driver
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Muni Seroff as Waiter
See also
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List of films set in Las Vegas
References
Bibliography
* John Russell Taylor & Arthur Jackson. ''The Hollywood Musical''. McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1971.
External links
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1944 films
1944 musical comedy films
American musical comedy films
Universal Pictures films
Films directed by Jean Yarbrough
American black-and-white films
1940s English-language films
1940s American films
English-language musical comedy films
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