''Goodnight, Sweetheart'' is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Joseph Santley and written by

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and Jack Townley. The film stars Robert Livingston,

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, Henry Hull, Grant Withers, Thurston Hall and Lloyd Corrigan. The film was released on June 17, 1944, by

Republic Pictures Republic Pictures Corporation (currently held under Melange Pictures, LLC) was an American motion picture production-distribution corporation in operation from 1935 to 1967, that was based in Los Angeles. It had studio facilities in Studio City an ...

Plot

''Goodnight, Sweetheart'' is a comedy that includes a couple's offbeat romance. Mainly, a reporter takes on the mayoral race of a candidate that has been endorsed by a rival newspaper.

Cast

* Robert Livingston as Johnny Newsome *

as Caryl Martin * Henry Hull as Jeff Parker * Grant Withers as Matt Colby * Thurston Hall as Judge James Rutherford * Lloyd Corrigan as Police Chief Davis * Maude Eburne as Johnny's Landlady *Ellen Lowe as Caryl's Landlady * Olin Howland as Slim Taylor * Lucien Littlefield as Collins * Chester Conklin as Bottle Man * Emmett Lynn as Pete * William "Billy" Benedict as Bellboy

References

External links

* 1944 films 1940s English-language films American comedy films 1944 comedy films Republic Pictures films Films directed by Joseph Santley American black-and-white films 1940s American films {{1940s-comedy-film-stub