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Kiss the Boys Goodbye

1941'S BIGGEST, GAYEST MUSICAL TRIUMPH!
Aug 1, 1941 · 1h 25m
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PLOT

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.

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CAST

Don Ameche
Lloyd Lloyd
Mary Martin
Cindy Lou Bethany
Oscar Levant
Dick Rayburn
Virginia Dale
Gwendolyn Abbott
Barbara Jo Allen
Myra Stanhope
Raymond Walburn
Top Rumson
Elizabeth Patterson
Aunt Lily Lou Bethany
Jerome Cowan
Bert Fisher
Directed by Victor Schertzinger

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Paramount Pictures
Country
US

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