''His Butler's Sister'' is a 1943 American

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film directed by

Frank Borzage Frank Borzage ( né Borzaga; April 23, 1894 – June 19, 1962) was an American film director and actor. He was the first person to win the Academy Awards, Academy Award for Academy Award for Best Director, Best Director for his film ''7th Heaven ...

and starring Deanna Durbin. The supporting cast includes Franchot Tone, Pat O'Brien,

Akim Tamiroff Akim Mikhailovich Tamiroff (born Hovakim Tamiryants; October 29, 1899 – September 17, 1972) was an Armenian-American actor of film, stage, and television. One of the premier character actors of Hollywood's Golden Age, Tamiroff developed a pr ...

Evelyn Ankers Evelyn Felisa Ankers (August 17, 1918 – August 29, 1985) was a British-American actress who often played variations on the role of the cultured young leading lady in many American horror films during the 1940s, most notably '' The Wolf Man'' ( ...

and Hans Conried. The film was nominated for an

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for Best Sound Recording ( Bernard B. Brown).

Plot

Ann Carter visits New York City to see her half-brother Martin Murphy and to try to start a music career. Martin works as a butler for Broadway producer Charles Gerard, so Ann takes a job working for Charles as a maid.

Cast

* Deanna Durbin as Ann Carter * Franchot Tone as Charles Gerard * Pat O'Brien as Martin Murphy *

as Popoff *

Alan Mowbray Alan Mowbray MM (born Alfred Ernest Allen; 18 August 1896 – 25 March 1969) was an English stage and film actor who found success in Hollywood. Early life Mowbray was born in London, England. He served with distinction in the British Army ...

as Buzz Jenkins * Walter Catlett as Mortimer Kalb * Elsa Janssen as Severina *

as Elizabeth Campbell * Frank Jenks as Emmett *

Sig Arno Sig Arno (born Siegfried Aron; 27 December 1895 – 17 August 1975) was a German-Jewish film actor who appeared in such films as '' Pardon My Sarong'' and '' The Mummy's Hand''. He may be best remembered from '' The Palm Beach Story'' (1942) as T ...

as Moreno * Hans Conried as Reeves * Florence Bates as Lady Sloughberry *

Roscoe Karns Roscoe Karns (September 7, 1891 – February 6, 1970) was an American actor who appeared in nearly 150 films between 1915 and 1964. He specialized in cynical, wise-cracking (and often tipsy) characters, and his rapid-fire delivery enlivened many ...

as Fields *

Russell Hicks Edward Russell Hicks (June 4, 1895 – June 1, 1957) was an American film character actor. Hicks was born in 1895 in Baltimore, Maryland Maryland ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the ...

as Sanderson * Andrew Tombes as Brophy * Stephanie Bachelor as Dot Stanley * Marion Pierce as Margaret Howard *

Iris Adrian Iris Adrian Hostetter (May 29, 1912 – September 17, 1994) was an American stage and film actress. Life and career Adrian was an only child, born in Los Angeles, California, to Florence (née Van Every) and Adrian Earl Hostetter, who wed in 1 ...

as Sunshine Twin * Robin Raymond as Sunshine Twin

Production

The film was announced in January 1943. In April,

signed to direct and Pat O'Brien to star. In May, Franchot Tone signed to play the male lead. The film was then titled ''My Girl Godfrey''. Durbin enjoyed working with Borzage. Durbin performs a medley of Russian folk songs including "Yamschtschick", "Kalitka" and "Two Guitars."

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:His Butlers Sister 1943 films 1943 romantic comedy films American romantic comedy films American black-and-white films Films directed by Frank Borzage Universal Pictures films Films scored by Hans J. Salter 1940s English-language films 1940s American films English-language romantic comedy films