Hitchhike to Happiness is a 1945 American musical film directed by Joseph Santley and starring Al Pearce, Dale Evans and Jerome Cowan. It was nominated at the 18th Academy Awards in the category of Best Musical score. which Morton Scott was nominated for.[1][2] It was produced and distributed by Republic Pictures.
| Hitchhike to Happiness | |
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| Directed by | Joseph Santley |
| Written by | Jerry Horwin Manuel Seff Jack Townley |
| Produced by | Donald H. Brown |
| Starring | Al Pearce Dale Evans Stanley Brown William Frawley |
| Cinematography | Jack A. Marta |
| Edited by | Fred Allen |
| Music by | Morton Scott R. Dale Butts (additional music-uncredited) Joseph Dubin (uncredited) Walter Scharf (stock music-uncredited) Marlin Skiles (additional music-uncredited) Stanley Wilson (uncredited) |
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| Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
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Running time | 74 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editA famous radio singer returns to New York City to reunite with her old friends who are unaware of who she is due to how she uses a stage name. She falls in love with a struggling songwriter as well.
Cast
edit- Al Pearce as Kipling 'Kippy' Ellis
- Dale Evans as Alice Chase
- Brad Taylor as Joe Mitchell
- William Frawley as Sandy Hill
- Jerome Cowan as Tony Riggs
- Willie Trenk as Ladislaus Prenska
- Arlene Harris as Dolly Ward
- Joyce Compton as Joan Randall
- Maude Eburne as Mrs. Randall
- Irving Bacon as Dennis Colby
References
edit- ^ "The 18th Academy Awards (1946) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
- ^ "Hitchhike to Happiness awards". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2016. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
External links
edit- Hitchhike to Happiness at IMDb
- Hitchhike to Happiness at the TCM Movie Database
- Hitchhike to Happiness at AllMovie
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