Look for the Silver Lining (1949)
After getting her start in her parents' vaudeville act, Marilyn Miller is taken under the wing of dance sensation Jack Donahue. He senses the girl's enormous talent, and before long she's performing on Broadway. There, she is extremely successful and finds love with songwriter Frank Carter. Yet obstacles remain for the rising star, especially when he proposes marriage just before he's set to be deployed in World War I.
Director:
David Butler
Writers:
Marian Spitzer, Phoebe Ephron, Henry Ephron.
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June Haver as Marilyn Miller |
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Ray Bolger as Jack Donahue |
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Gordon MacRae as Frank Carter |
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Charles Ruggles as Caro "Pop" Miller |
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Rosemary DeCamp as Mom Miller |
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S.Z. Sakall as Shendorff |
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Bess Flowers as Lady in Agent's Office |
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Lee Wilde as Claire Miller |
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Lyn Wilde as Ruth Miller |
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Dick Simmons as Henry Doran |
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Walter Catlett as Walter Catlett |
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George Zoritch as Ballet Specialty |
| Directing | David Butler | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marjorie Best | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Travilla | Costume Design |
| Writing | Marian Spitzer | Screenplay |
| Writing | Phoebe Ephron | Screenplay |
| Writing | Henry Ephron | Screenplay |
| Sound | David Buttolph | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | J. Peverell Marley | Director of Photography |
| Production | William Jacobs | Producer |
| Directing | Jean Baker | Script Supervisor |
| Editing | Irene Morra | Editor |
| Art | Fred M. MacLean | Set Decoration |
| Art | John Hughes | Art Direction |