''Ginger'' is a 1946 American
comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
directed by
Oliver Drake and starring
Frank Albertson
Francis Healey Albertson (February 2, 1909 – February 29, 1964) was an American actor who had supporting roles in films such as ''It's a Wonderful Life'' (1946) and '' Psycho'' (1960).
Early life
Albertson was a native of Fergus Falls ...
,
Barbara Read
Barbara French Read, also known as Barbara Reed, (December 29, 1917 – December 12, 1963) was a Canadian-American film actress of the 1930s and 1940s, who appeared in 21 films during her career.
Early life
Born Barbara French Read on Decembe ...
, and
Janet Burston.
[Hansin p.891] It was produced and distributed by
Monogram Pictures
Monogram Pictures Corporation was an American film studio that produced mostly low-budget films between 1931 and 1953, when the firm completed a transition to the name Allied Artists Pictures Corporation. Monogram was among the smaller studios i ...
.
Cast
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Frank Albertson
Francis Healey Albertson (February 2, 1909 – February 29, 1964) was an American actor who had supporting roles in films such as ''It's a Wonderful Life'' (1946) and '' Psycho'' (1960).
Early life
Albertson was a native of Fergus Falls ...
as Barney O'Hara
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Barbara Read
Barbara French Read, also known as Barbara Reed, (December 29, 1917 – December 12, 1963) was a Canadian-American film actress of the 1930s and 1940s, who appeared in 21 films during her career.
Early life
Born Barbara French Read on Decembe ...
as Peggy Sullivan
* Johnny Calkins as Chip O'Hara
*
Janet Burston as 'Butch' Sullivan
*
Gene Collins
Eugene Marvin Collins (January 7, 1925 – February 9, 1998) was an American professional baseball pitcher and outfielder in the Negro leagues, minor leagues and in the Mexican League. He played from 1947 to 1961 with several teams, including the ...
as Hector Tillford, Jr.
*
Lee 'Lasses' White
Lee may refer to:
Name
Given name
* Lee (given name), a given name in English
Surname
* Chinese surnames romanized as Li or Lee:
** Li (surname 李) or Lee (Hanzi ), a common Chinese surname
** Li (surname 利) or Lee (Hanzi ), a Chinese s ...
as Gramps McTavish
*
Oliver Blake as City Treasurer Joseph Nash
*
Dick Elliott
Richard Damon Elliott (April 30, 1886 – December 22, 1961) was an American character actor who played in over 240 films from the 1930s until the time of his death.
Early years
Elliott was born in Boston, Massachusetts.
Career
Elliott p ...
as Mayor Hector Tillford
*
Edythe Elliott
Edythe Elliott (born Edythe Fletcher; July 14, 1886 – April 9, 1978) was an American character actress active primarily during the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s.
Biography
Edythe Elliott was born in San Francisco, California where her parents were ...
as Mom Sullivan
* Wally Walker as Quimby
*
Diane Jergens
Diane Jergens (born Dianne Irgens; March 31, 1935 – October 9, 2018) was an American film and television actress.
Early years
Jergens was the daughter of Norman C. Irgens, an alderman in Minneapolis, and his wife. In 1944, at age 8, she au ...
as Diane
* Donald Olson as Donald
* Napoleon as Ginger - The Dog
References
Further reading
* Hanson, Patricia King. ''AFI Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, 1941-1950''. University of California Press, 1999.
External links
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1946 films
1946 comedy films
American comedy films
American black-and-white films
Films directed by Oliver Drake
Monogram Pictures films
1940s English-language films
1940s American films
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