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Hitchhike to Happiness

Genre:MusicComedy

Released:1945-07-16

Runtime:74

Overview

An aspiring playwright gets a job in a New York City restaurant favored by celebrities in hopes of getting a break. Unfortunately, most of them believe that the waiter lacks the talent to make it big. Only an aspiring songwriter, and a former waitress who has become a famous Hollywood radio star, really believe in him. When the ex-waitress drops by the restaurant to say hello, she and the others decide to play a trick on an arrogant producer by making him believe the waiter has written a sure-fire hit. They succeed and the producer puts on the show. The singer gets to be the star. When the show becomes a smash, everyone is surprised. Songs include: "Hitchhike To Happiness," "For You And Me," "Sentimental," and "My Pushover Heart."


Cast:

Al Pearce

Character: Kipling 'Kippy' Ellis

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Dale Evans

Character: Alice Chase

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Stanley Brown

Character: Joe Mitchell

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William Frawley

Character: Sandy Hill

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Jerome Cowan

Character: Tony Riggs

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Willy Trenk-Trebitsch

Character: Ladislaus Prenska

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Arlene Harris

Character: Dolly Ward

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Joyce Compton

Character: Joan Randall

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Maude Eburne

Character: Mrs. Randall

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Irving Bacon

Character: Dennis Colby

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Lynne Romer

Character: Specialty Act

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Jean Romer

Character: Specialty Act

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Bill Alcorn

Character: Specialty Dancer (uncredited)

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Bob Alden

Character: Call Boy (uncredited)

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Melva Anstead

Character: Show Girl (uncredited)

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Sam Ash

Character: Stage Manager (uncredited)

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George Boyce

Character: Specialty Dancer (uncredited)

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Roy Brent

Character: Man in Bar (uncredited)

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Lucille Byron

Character: Show Girl (uncredited)

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Horace B. Carpenter

Character: Stage Doorman (uncredited)

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Martha Carroll

Character: Show Girl (uncredited)

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Wheaton Chambers

Character: Sam Jones (uncredited)

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Tom Dillon

Character: Ryan (uncredited)

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Bobbie Dorree

Character: Show Girl (uncredited)

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Kenne Duncan

Character: Man in Bar (uncredited)

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Al Eben

Character: Smith (uncredited)

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Mary Emery

Character: Maria, the Maid (uncredited)

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Geraldine Farnum

Character: Show Girl (uncredited)

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Jack Gargan

Character: Brown (uncredited)

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George Golden

Character: Davis (uncredited)

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Harriette Haddon

Character: Show Girl (uncredited)

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Fred Howard

Character: Newspaper Columnist (uncredited)

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Rosemonde James

Character: Show Girl (uncredited)

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Marian Kerrigan

Character: Show Girl (uncredited)

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Mike Lally

Character: Customer (uncredited)

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Nolan Leary

Character: Customer (uncredited)

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Wilbur Mack

Character: Customer (uncredited)

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Frank Mayo

Character: Police Detective (uncredited)

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Bert Moorhouse

Character: Publisher (uncredited)

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Rose Marie Morel

Character: Show Girl (uncredited)

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Charles Murray Jr.

Character: Newspaper Columnist (uncredited)

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Joe Niemeyer

Character: Specialty Dancer (uncredited)

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Wendell Niles

Character: Wendell Niles (uncredited)

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Florence Pepper

Character: Cashier (uncredited)

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Patti Posten

Character: Show Girl (uncredited)

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Beverly Reedy

Character: Show Girl (uncredited)

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Arlyn Roberts

Character: Show Girl (uncredited)

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Kenneth Rundquist

Character: Truck Driver (uncredited)

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Fred Santley

Character: Thompson (uncredited)

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Syd Saylor

Character: Man on Street (uncredited)

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Dick Scott

Character: Customer (uncredited)

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George Sherwood

Character: Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

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Larry Steers

Character: Publisher (uncredited)

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Dorothy Stevens

Character: Show Girl (uncredited)

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Robert Strong

Character: Waiter (uncredited)

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Sheila Stuart

Character: Secretary (uncredited)

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Dale Van Sickel

Character: Stage Hand (uncredited)

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John Wald

Character: Radio Announcer (uncredited)

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Gayne Whitman

Character: Radio Program Announcer (uncredited)

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Robert J. Wilke

Character: Stage Hand (uncredited)

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Charles Williams

Character: Park Magician (uncredited)

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