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The Strawberry Blonde is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Raoul Walsh released in USA on 22 february 1941 with James Cagney
The Strawberry Blonde (1941)
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Add to a movie listStrawberry Blonde is a 1941 Warner Bros. feature film directed by Raoul Walsh, starring James Cagney and Olivia de Havilland, and featuring Rita Hayworth, Alan Hale, Jack Carson and George Tobias. The picture was nominated for an Academy Award in 1941 for Best Scoring of a Musical Picture and features songs such as "The Band Played On", "Bill Bailey", "Meet Me in St. Louis, Louie," "Wait Till The Sun Shines Nellie," and "Love Me and the World Is Mine." The title is most often listed with the The, but the film's onscreen titles and all its posters and promotional materials call it simply Strawberry Blonde. Director Walsh remade the film in 1948 as One Sunday Afternoon.
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In 1890s New York City, Biff Grimes (James Cagney) falls in love with society girl and strawberry blonde Virginia Brush (Rita Hayworth). However, Biff's more enterprising "pal" Hugo Barnstead (Jack Carson) wins Virginia's affections. Biff ends up marrying Virginia's less glamorous best friend, Amy Lind (Olivia de Havilland), who Biff eventually realizes was the right one for him all the time.Actors
James Cagney
(Biff Grimes)
Olivia de Havilland
(Amy Lind)
Rita Hayworth
(Virginia Brush)
Alan Hale
(Old Man Grimes)
Jack Carson
(Hugo Barnstead)
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