''Sitting Pretty'' is a 1933 American
Pre-Code musical
Musical is the adjective of music
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comedy film
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that tells the story of two aspiring but untalented songwriters played by
Jack Oakie and
Jack Haley. They are joined by
Ginger Rogers and
Thelma Todd on their trip from
New York City
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to
Hollywood to find their fortune. This film was directed by
Harry Joe Brown and featured the
Pickens Sisters as themselves.
Plot
Cast
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Jack Oakie as Chick Parker
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Jack Haley as Pete Pendleton
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Ginger Rogers as Dorothy
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Gregory Ratoff as Tannenbaum
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Thelma Todd as Gloria Duval
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Lew Cody as Jules Clark
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Jerry Tucker as Buzz
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The Pickens Sisters
Jane Pickens Hoving (10 August 1907 – 21 February 1992)DeLong, Thomas A. (1996). ''Radio Stars: An Illustrated Biographical Dictionary of 953 Performers, 1920 through 1960''. McFarland & Company, Inc. . P. 216-217. was an American singer on B ...
*The Hundred Hollywood Honeys
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Hale Hamilton as Vinton
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Walter Walker as George Wilson
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Kenneth Thomson as Norman Lubin
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William Davidson as Director
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Lee Morgan as Assistant director
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Harry Revel as Pianist
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Mack Gordon as Song publisher
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Arthur Jarrett
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Virginia Sale
References
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1933 films
1933 musical comedy films
American musical comedy films
Films directed by Harry Joe Brown
Paramount Pictures films
American black-and-white films
1930s English-language films
1930s American films
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