Meet Miss Bobby Socks is a 1944 American musical comedy film directed by Glenn Tryon and starring Bob Crosby and Lynn Merrick. The film was released by Columbia Pictures on October 12, 1944.[1][2]

Meet Miss Bobby Socks
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Directed byGlenn Tryon
Screenplay byMuriel Roy Bolton
Story byMuriel Roy Bolton
Produced byTed Richmond
StarringBob Crosby
Lynn Merrick
Louise Erickson
Robert White
Howard Freeman
CinematographyGeorge Meehan
Edited byJerome Thoms
Music byGeorge Duning
Production
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Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • October 12, 1944 (1944-10-12)
Running time
68 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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Cast

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  • Bob Crosby as Don Collins
  • Lynn Merrick as Helen Tyler
  • Louise Erickson as Susan Tyler
  • Robert White as Howard Barnes
  • Howard Freeman as Tom Tyler
  • Kim Loo Sisters as Speciality Act
  • Louis Jordan as Louis Jordan
  • The Tympany Five as themselves
  • Bob Alden as Bob (uncredited)
  • Venna Archer as Jitterbug (uncredited)
  • Carla Balenda as Pillow (uncredited)
  • Gladys Blake as Mrs. Loomis (uncredited)
  • Marguerite Campbell as Bobby Sock Girl (uncredited)
  • Bill Chaney as Jitterbug (uncredited)
  • Mary Currier as Mrs. Tyler (uncredited)
  • Daisy as Thirsty (uncredited)
  • Pauline Drake as Receptionist (uncredited)
  • Toni Eden as Bobby Sock Girl (uncredited)
  • Raoul Freeman as Guard (uncredited)
  • Helen Gerald as Bobby Sock Girl (uncredited)
  • John Hamilton as R. N. Swanson (uncredited)
  • Rex Lease as Guard (uncredited)
  • Nelson Leigh as Henry Bricker (uncredited)
  • Teddy Mangean as Messenger (uncredited)
  • Alphonse Martell as Headwaiter (uncredited)
  • Forbes Murray as Colonel (uncredited)
  • Pat Parrish as Gloria (uncredited)
  • Joey Ray as Announcer (uncredited)
  • Syd Saylor as Harry Loomis (uncredited)
  • Michel Silva as Michel (uncredited)
  • John Tyrrell as Waiter Captain (uncredited)
  • Pierre Watkin as Quinlan (uncredited)
  • Florence Wix as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
  • Douglas Wood as Principal Whitaker (uncredited)

Production

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Robert White was cast on the basis of his performance on Broadway in Kiss and Tell.[3] Filming took place in June 1944.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Meet Miss Bobby Socks Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 12, Iss. 133, (Jan 1, 1945): 35.
  2. ^ "Meet Miss Bobby Socks". afi.com. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  3. ^ Warners Will Produce Actress' College Story, Los Angeles Times 17 May 1944: A10.
  4. ^ Group Theater Pair Film Collaborators, Los Angeles Times 15 June 1944: A8.
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