''Roller Derby Girl'' is a 1949 short American film directed by

Justin Herman Justin Herman (April 29, 1907 – December 3, 1983) was an American screenwriter, film producer and director. He wrote for 42 films between 1934 and 1952. He was nominated for an Academy Award in 1950 for '' Roller Derby Girl'' and again in ...

Cast

Jean Porter Bennie Jean Porter (December 8, 1922 – January 13, 2018), known professionally as Jean Porter, was an American film and television actress, noted for her roles in '' The Youngest Profession'' (1943), ''Bathing Beauty'' (1944), '' Abbott and C ...

Toughie Brasuhn Marjorie Clair Louise Theresa Brasuhn Monte (January 27, 1923 – 9 August 1971), known as Midge "Toughie" Brasuhn, was a roller derby skater. Born in St Louis, Missouri, to a German-American family, Brasuhn acquired the nickname "Midge" as a ...

Awards

Justin Herman was nominated for an

Academy Award The Academy Awards, commonly known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit in film. They are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in the United States in recognition of excellence ...

for "

Best Short Subject, One-reel The Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film is an award presented at the annual Academy Awards ceremony. The award has existed, under numerous names, since 1957. From 1936 until 1956 there were two separate awards, ''Best Short Subject, On ...

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* 1949 films Paramount Pictures short films American black-and-white films Roller derby films 1940s English-language films Films scored by Winston Sharples {{short-film-stub