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AMERICA'S NEW SWEETHEART
Ugly duckling Janie Farnsworth is a student at Pennington High School, and has a crush on Charles Grant, Jr., who is the writer and producer of the upcoming school play. But Chuck thinks that she is too untalented and unglamorous to have a part in his production....
Mary Lee
Janie Farnsworth
Louis Calhern
Curtis Farnsworth
Gladys George
Eve Hawthorne
Jackie Moran
Charles Grant Jr.
Lee Patrick
Miss Pennington
Benny Bartlett
The Deacon
Marcia Mae Jones
Lois
Lloyd Corrigan
Charles Grant Sr.
Jonathan Hale
Jason Rhodes
Sylvia Field
Miss Campbell
William Benedict
Sammy (uncredited)
Al Bridge
Bum (uncredited)
Dick Elliott
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Robert Homans
Policeman (uncredited)
Frank Darien
Gardener (uncredited)
Betty Jean Hainey
Dolly (uncredited)
Charles Jordan
Dispatcher (uncredited)
William Newell
Bus Driver (uncredited)
Syd Saylor
Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
Bum (uncredited)
Irene Tedrow
Julia Rhodes (uncredited)
Herb Vigran
Photographer (uncredited)
Charles Williams
News Photographer (uncredited)
Anthony Mann
Director
Walter Scharf
Original Music Composer
Renaud, le concert culte à La Cigale !
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The Fabulous Baker Boys
Raise Your Voice
A Prairie Home Companion
Teen Spirit
Beat the Band
Children of Pleasure
Jem and the Holograms
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American Idol: The Worst of Seasons 1-4
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Anchors Aweigh
Yentl
The Pirate
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Kid Galahad
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