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The Goldwyn Follies
The Goldwyn Follies

The Goldwyn Follies

And now the aristocrat of the fun shows

Genres

RomanceMusicComedy

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Movie producer chooses a simple girl to be "Miss Humanity" and to critically evalute his movies from the point of view of the ordinary person.

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Budget

$1800000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

115 mins

Rating

4.6/10

Release Date

04 February 1938

Country

United States of America

Cast

Adolphe Menjou

Adolphe Menjou

Oliver Merlin

Vera Zorina

Vera Zorina

Olga Samara

Kenny Baker

Kenny Baker

Danny Beecher

Andrea Leeds

Andrea Leeds

Hazel Dawes

Edgar Bergen

Edgar Bergen

Edgar Bergen

Helen Jepson

Helen Jepson

Leona Jerome

Phil Baker

Phil Baker

Michael Day

Ella Logan

Ella Logan

Glory Wood

Jerome Cowan

Jerome Cowan

Director

Charles Kullmann

Charles Kullmann

Alfredo in 'La Traviata'

Nydia Westman

Nydia Westman

Ada

Frank Shields

Frank Shields

Assistant Director

Alan Ladd

Alan Ladd

First Auditioning Singer (uncredited)

Bobby Clark

Bobby Clark

A. Basil Crane Jr.

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