''Mary Lou'' is a 1948 American

musical film Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, but in some cases, they serve merely as breaks ...

starring Robert Lowery,

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and

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. The film featured Lynn Sousa, granddaughter of

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Plot

Cast

* Robert Lowery as Steve Roberts *

as Ann Parker *

as Winnie Winford *Abigail Adams as Mary Lou *

Frank Jenks Frank Jenks (November 4, 1902 – May 13, 1962) was an acid-voiced American supporting actor of stage and films. Biography Early years Jenks was born in Des Moines, Iowa, and his mother gave him a trombone when he was 9 years old. By his ...

as Mike Connors *

Emmett Vogan Charles Emmett Vogan (September 27, 1893 – October 6, 1969) was an American actor with almost 500 film appearances from 1934 to 1954, making him, along with Bess Flowers, one of the most prolific film actors of all time. In 1913, Vogan ...

as Murry Harris *

Thelma White Thelma White (born Thelma Wolpa, December 4, 1910 – January 11, 2005) was an American radio and film actress. White is best known for her role in the 1936 exploitation film ''Reefer Madness''. Early life and career Born in Lincoln, Nebras ...

as Eve Summers *

Pierre Watkin Pierre Frank Watkin (December 29, 1887 – February 3, 1960) was an American character actor best known for playing distinguished authority figures throughout the Golden Age of Hollywood. He is best remembered for his roles of Mr. Skinner the b ...

as Airline president

Production

The film was announced in June 1947.

References

External links

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Review of film
at ''Variety'' * 1948 films 1948 musical films American black-and-white films Columbia Pictures films American musical films Films directed by Arthur Dreifuss 1940s American films {{musical-film-stub