Lillian Russell (film)

Lillian Russell (film)

Infobox Film
name = Lillian Russell


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director = Irving Cummings
producer = Darryl F. Zanuck
writer = William Anthony McGuire
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starring = Alice Faye
Don Ameche
Henry Fonda
Edward Arnold
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released = May 24 1940
runtime = 127 minutes
country = USA
language = English
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imdb_id = 0032710

"Lillian Russell" is a 1940 biographical film of the life of the legendary singer and actress. The screenplay was by William Anthony McGuire. The film was directed by Irving Cummings and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck. It starred Alice Faye in the title role, Don Ameche, Henry Fonda and Edward Arnold as Diamond Jim Brady.

Richard Day and Joseph C. Wright were nominated for an Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black-and-White.

Cast

*Alice Faye as Helen Leonard / Lillian Russell
*Don Ameche as Edward Solomon
*Henry Fonda as Alexander Moore
*Edward Arnold as Diamond Jim Brady
*Warren William as The Famous J.L. - Jesse Lewisohn
*Leo Carillo as Tony Pastor
*Helen Westley as Grandma Leonard
*Dorothy Peterson as Cynthia Leonard
*Ernest Truex as Charles Leonard
*Nigel Bruce as William S. Gilbert
*Claud Allister as Arthur Sullivan (as Claude Allister)

ee also

*"Diamond Jim", a 1935 film starring Edward Arnold, again as Jim Brady

External links

*tcmdb title|id=81435|title=Lillian Russell


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