Kiss the Boys Goodbye (1941)
New York chorus girl Cindy Lou Bethany becomes frustrated when she prepares for an audition for a Broadway musical, but the auditions close and her roommate, Gwen Abbott, is hired to be secretary to Top Rumson, the show's financial backer. Gwen tells Cindy that the director, Lloyd Lloyd, and composer, Dick Rayburn, have been sent to the South on a talent search for a classic Southern belle type to star in the show, although their shows usually feature Myra Stanhope, an actress whose style is hopelessly inappropriate for this show. Desperate for work, Cindy returns to her aunt Lily Lou and uncle Jefferson Davis Bethany's home in the South and schemes to get Lloyd and Rayburn to audition her.
Director:
Victor Schertzinger
Writers:
Harry Tugend, Dwight Taylor.
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Don Ameche as Lloyd Lloyd |
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Mary Martin as Cindy Lou Bethany |
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Oscar Levant as Dick Rayburn |
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Virginia Dale as Gwendolyn Abbott |
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Barbara Jo Allen as Myra Stanhope |
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Raymond Walburn as Top Rumson |
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Elizabeth Patterson as Aunt Lily Lou Bethany |
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Jerome Cowan as Bert Fisher |
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Connee Boswell as Polly |
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Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson as George |
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Minor Watson as Uncle Jefferson Davis Bethany |
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Jean Porter as Girl Going to Audition (uncredited) |
| Writing | Harry Tugend | Screenplay |
| Sound | Victor Young | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Paul Jones | Producer |
| Production | William LeBaron | Producer |
| Directing | Victor Schertzinger | Director |
| Editing | Paul Weatherwax | Editor |
| Writing | Dwight Taylor | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edith Head | Costume Design |
| Camera | Ted Tetzlaff | Director of Photography |
