The Bamboo Blonde (1946)
A pilot of a B 29 meets Louise Anderson, a singer in a New York nightclub. He falls in love with her, but he had to leave next day for action in the Pacific. He lets paint her picture on his bomber, the "Bamboo Blonde" and becomes a hero with his crew sinking a Japanese battleship and shooting down a Japanese fighter wing. Back in New York, he leaves his fiancée and engages him to Louise.
Director: Anthony Mann
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Frances Langford as Louise Anderson |
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Ralph Edwards as Eddie Clark |
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Russell Wade as Patrick Ransom, Jr. |
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Iris Adrian as Montana Jones |
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Richard Martin as Jim Wilson |
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Jane Greer as Eileen Sawyer |
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Glen Vernon as Shorty Parker (as Glenn Vernon) |
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Paul Harvey as Patrick Ransom, Sr. |
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Regina Wallace as Mrs. Ransom |
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Jean Brooks as Marsha |
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Tommy Noonan as Air Force Bomber Crewman (as Tom Noonan) |
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Dorothy Vaughan as Mom |
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Eddie Acuff as M.P. Sergeant (uncredited) |
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Robert Clarke as Jonesy, Bamboo Blonde Crewman (uncredited) |
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Jason Robards Sr. as Colonel Graham (uncredited) |
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Walter Reed as Montgomery |
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Jean Andren as Minor Role (uncredited) |
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Jack Arkin as Photographer (uncredited) |
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Steve Barclay as M.P. (uncredited) |
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Bonnie Blair as Minor Role (uncredited) |
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Lulu Mae Bohrman as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Paul Brooks as Jackie (uncredited) |
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Donald Davis as Boy (uncredited) |
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Bruce Edwards as Army Lieutenant (uncredited) |
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Lee Elson as Minor Role (uncredited) |
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Herbert Evans as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Don Evers as Policeman (uncredited) |
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Jack Gargan as Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
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Joe Gilbert as Commuter (uncredited) |
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Betty Gillette as Maid (uncredited) |
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Herschel Graham as Club Patron (uncredited) |
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Carl Hanson as Photographer (uncredited) |
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Harry Harvey as Clerk at Airport (uncredited) |
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Jimmy Jordan as Larry (uncredited) |
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Robert Karnes as Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
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James Leahy as Top Gunner (uncredited) |
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Nan Leslie as Train Passenger (uncredited) |
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Vonne Lester as Secretary (uncredited) |
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Robert Locke Lorraine as Club Patron (uncredited) |
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Allen Martini as Crew Member (uncredited) |
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Eric Mayne as Party Guest with Beard (uncredited) |
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Frank McLure as Club Patron (uncredited) |
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Charles Meakin as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Foster H. Phinney as Montgomery, Magazine Reporter (uncredited) |
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Frances Ring as Girl (uncredited) |
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Paul Russell as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Nancy Saunders as Glamour Girl (uncredited) |
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Robert Seiter as Ollie (uncredited) |
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Lew Short as Bald-Headed Man (uncredited) |
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Dennis Waters as Minor Role (uncredited) |
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Larry Wheat as Pop (uncredited) |
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Mary Worth as Mrs. Sawyer (uncredited) |
| Directing | Anthony Mann | Director |
| Writing | Lawrence Kimble | Writer |
| Writing | Wayne Whittaker | Story |
| Writing | Olive Cooper | Writer |
| Editing | Les Millbrook | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Renié | Costume Design |
| Production | Herman Schlom | Producer |
| Art | Albert S. D'Agostino | Art Direction |
| Art | Lucius O. Croxton | Art Direction |
| Crew | Vernon L. Walker | Special Effects |
| Art | Darrell Silvera | Set Decoration |
| Crew | Charles O'Curran | Choreographer |
| Camera | Frank Redman | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Paul Sawtell | Original Music Composer |