Linda, Be Good is a 1947 American comedy film directed by Frank McDonald and starring Elyse Knox, John Hubbard and Marie Wilson. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lewis H. Creber.[1]
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| Directed by | Frank McDonald |
| Starring | Elyse Knox Marie Wilson |
| Cinematography | George Robinson |
| Edited by | Norman A. Cerf |
| Music by | Jack Mason |
Production company | Cameo Productions |
| Distributed by | Eagle-Lion Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 67 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Sidney W. Pink took the film and added some additional footage of a line of burlesque dancers in 3-D and released it under the alternative title I Was a Burlesque Queen in 1953.[2]
Plot
editA married woman joins a burlesque troupe to gather research for a novel she is writing without her husband knowing. However this leads to complications when she meets her husband's boss.
Cast
edit- Elyse Knox as Linda Prentiss
- John Hubbard as Roger Prentiss
- Marie Wilson as Margie LaVitte
- Gordon Richards as Sam Thompson
- Jack Norton as Jim Benson
- Ralph Sanford as Nunnally LaVitte
- Joyce Compton as Mrs. LaVitte
- Frank J. Scannell as Eddie Morgan
- The Cameo Girls as Chorus Line
- Leonard Bremen as Sgt. Hrublchka
- Gerald Oliver Smith as Butler
- Claire Carleton as Myrtle
- Allan Nixon as Officer Jones
- Byron Foulger as Bookshop Owner
- Edward Gargan as Frankie
- Muni Seroff as Maitre d'Hotel
- Mira McKinney as Mrs. Thompson
- Professor Lamberti as Prof. Lamberti
- Sir Lancelot as Calypso Singer
- Marjorie Stapp as Cameo Girl
- Joi Lansing as Cameo Girl
References
edit- ^ Stephens p.65
- ^ "3-D Strippers". Variety. September 2, 1953. p. 7. Retrieved February 24, 2024 – via Internet Archive.
Bibliography
edit- Michael L. Stephens. Art Directors in Cinema: A Worldwide Biographical Dictionary. McFarland, 1998.
External links
edit- Linda, Be Good at IMDb
- I Was a Burlesque Queen at IMDb
- Linda Be Good at TCMDB
- Linda Be Good at BFI
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