''Sweater Girl'' is a 1942
American
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mystery and comedy film
written
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by
Robert Blees
Robert Blees (June 9, 1918 Lathrop, Missouri – January 31, 2015) was an American writer and producer of films and television. He died on January 31, 2015.
Select filmography
* ''The Glass Web'' (1953)
* ''Cattle Queen of Montana'' (1954)
* ''Ma ...
and
Beulah Marie Dix
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, directed by
William Clemens and starring
Eddie Bracken
Edward Vincent Bracken (February 7, 1915 – November 14, 2002) was an American actor. Bracken became a Hollywood comedy legend with lead performances in the films ''Hail the Conquering Hero'' and ''The Miracle of Morgan's Creek'' both from ...
,
June Preisser
June Preisser (June 26, 1918 – September 19, 1984) was an American actress, popular in musical films during the late 1930s and through the 1940s, many of which capitalized on her skills as an acrobat.
Life and career
Born June 26, 1918 in ...
,
Phillip Terry
Phillip Terry (born Frederick Henry Kormann, March 7, 1909 – February 23, 1993) was an American actor.
Early years
Terry was born in San Francisco, California, the only child of German Americans, Frederick Andrew Kormann and Ida Ruth Voll. Hi ...
, and
Betty Jane Rhodes
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Rhodes was born in Rockford, Illin ...
.
It was released on July 13, 1942.
The film marked the debut of the classic
World War II
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-era wartime song, "
I Don't Want To Walk Without You".
[ The song was performed on screen by actress ]Betty Jane Rhodes
Betty Jane Rhodes (April 21, 1921 – December 27, 2011) was an American actress and singer, most active in film during the late 1930s and the World War II era. She was also known as Jane Rhodes.
Early years
Rhodes was born in Rockford, Illin ...
.[
]
Plot
While preparing for Midvale College's upcoming revue, which includes a trick shot with a gun, singer Susan Lawrence develops a romantic interest in Jack Mitchell, who also sings, while their friend Louise Menard is seeing Susan's brother, a professor. All are shocked when songwriter Johnny Arnold is strangled and school reporter Miles Tucker poisoned with the glue from an envelope.
A detective named McGill begins an investigation. One night Jack volunteers to look after Louise's mother, a helpless invalid. Susan becomes worried and, when she arrives, Mrs. Menard is trying to help Jack, who has narrowly avoided being killed.
With help from Louise's father, a professor, McGill deduces that Mrs. Menard is holding a grudge from a previous child's death, which she blames on an initiation rite at the school. She has also secretly exchanged Susan's trick gun with a loaded one, which she uses in the show. Everyone arrives too late, but luckily, Susan's aim is bad, Jack survives and all live happily ever after.
Cast
* Eddie Bracken
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as Jack Mitchell
* Betty Jane Rhodes
Betty Jane Rhodes (April 21, 1921 – December 27, 2011) was an American actress and singer, most active in film during the late 1930s and the World War II era. She was also known as Jane Rhodes.
Early years
Rhodes was born in Rockford, Illin ...
as Louise Menard
* June Preisser
June Preisser (June 26, 1918 – September 19, 1984) was an American actress, popular in musical films during the late 1930s and through the 1940s, many of which capitalized on her skills as an acrobat.
Life and career
Born June 26, 1918 in ...
as Susan Lawrence
* Frieda Inescort
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as Mrs. Menard
* Charles D. Brown as Lt. McGill
* Kenneth Howell
Kenneth Howell (February 21, 1913 - September 28, 1966) was an American actor. He is best remembered for roles in films such as ''Pardon My Pups'' (1934), '' The Wrong Way Out'' (1938), '' Pride of the Bowery'' (1940) and ''Ball of Fire'' (194 ...
as Miles Tucker
* Johnnie Johnston
Johnny Johnston (December 1, 1915 – January 6, 1996) was an American actor and singer who was popular in the 1940s.
Early years
He was born John Clifford Johnston in St. Louis, Missouri, United States.
Radio
In the late 1930s, Johnston had hi ...
as Johnny Arnold
* Nils Asther
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as Prof. Menard
* Phillip Terry
Phillip Terry (born Frederick Henry Kormann, March 7, 1909 – February 23, 1993) was an American actor.
Early years
Terry was born in San Francisco, California, the only child of German Americans, Frederick Andrew Kormann and Ida Ruth Voll. Hi ...
as Prof. Martin Lawrence
See also
*Sweater girl
The term "sweater girl" was made popular in the 1940s and 1950s to describe Hollywood actors like Lana Turner, Jayne Mansfield, and Jane Russell, who adopted the popular fashion of wearing tight, form-fitting sweaters that emphasized the woman's ...
References
External links
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1942 films
American black-and-white films
American mystery comedy-drama films
1940s mystery comedy-drama films
1942 comedy films
1942 drama films
1940s English-language films
1940s American films
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