Miss Grant Takes Richmond
She was never so insulted in all her life...and it was wonderful!
1949 | 87m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Lloyd Bacon |
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| Writer: | Frank Tashlin, Nat Perrin, Devery Freeman, Everett Freeman |
| Staring: |
| A bookie uses a phony real estate business as a front for his betting parlor. To further keep up the sham, he hires dim-witted Ellen Grant as his secretary figuring she won't suspect any criminal goings-on. When Ellen learns of some friends who are about to lose their homes, she unwittingly drafts her boss into developing a new low-cost housing development. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 20, 1949 |
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| Director: | Lloyd Bacon |
| Writer: | Frank Tashlin, Nat Perrin, Devery Freeman, Everett Freeman |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | scam, secretary, bookie |
| Production Companies | Columbia Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Lucille Ball | Ellen Grant |
| William Holden | Dick Richmond |
| Janis Carter | Peggy Donato |
| James Gleason | Timothy Gleason |
| Gloria Henry | Helen White |
| Frank McHugh | Kilcoyne |
| George Cleveland | Judge Grant |
| Stephen Dunne | Ralph Winton |
| Wanda Perry | Ruth (uncredited) |
| Roy Roberts | Roberts - Construction Foreman (uncredited) |
| Will Wright | Roscoe Johnson (uncredited) |
| Eddie Acuff | Bus Driver (uncredited) |
| George Boyce | Prospective Home Buyer (uncredited) |
| Peter Brocco | Father of Triplets (uncredited) |
| Wanda Cantlon | Peggy's Maid (uncredited) |
| Harry Cheshire | Leo Hopkins (uncredited) |
| Michael Cisney | Lawyer (uncredited) |
| Cliff Clark | Construction Materials Contractor (uncredited) |
| Walter Craig | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Sayre Dearing | Man in Courtroom (uncredited) |
| Kay Garrett | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| Rudy Germane | Prospective Home Buyer (uncredited) |
| Bret Hamilton | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Sam Harris | Meeting Guest (uncredited) |
| Harry Harvey | Councilman Reed (uncredited) |
| Don Hayden | Prospective Home Buyer (uncredited) |
| Joe Hinds | Prospective Home Buyer (uncredited) |
| Jerry Jerome | Hood (uncredited) |
| Ted Jordan | Hood (uncredited) |
| Charles Lane | Mr. Woodruff (uncredited) |
| Billy Lechner | Bill - Soda Jerk (uncredited) |
| Jimmy Lloyd | Homer White (uncredited) |
| King Lockwood | Meeting Guest (uncredited) |
| Ola Lorraine | Jennie Meyers (uncredited) |
| Hank Mann | Workmen (uncredited) |
| Charles Marsh | Court Clerk (uncredited) |
| Nita Mathews | Ruth (uncredited) |
| Claire Meade | Aunt Mae Grant (uncredited) |
| Paul Newlan | Hood (uncredited) |
| William H. O'Brien | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Jack Overman | Hood (uncredited) |
| Jack Perrin | Workmen (uncredited) |
| Joe Ploski | Workman (uncredited) |
| Michael Ross | Hood (uncredited) |
| Cosmo Sardo | Maitre D' (uncredited) |
| Jeffrey Sayre | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| Arthur Space | Willacombe - Architect (uncredited) |
| Paul Stathes | Prospective Home Buyer (uncredited) |
| Larry Steers | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| Loren Tindall | Charles Meyers (uncredited) |
| Stanley Waxman | Sig Davis (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Lloyd Bacon | Director |
| Frank Tashlin | Screenplay |
| Jean Louis | Costume Design |
| Nat Perrin | Screenplay |
| Morris Stoloff | Music Director |
| Walter Holscher | Art Direction |
| Clay Campbell | Makeup Artist |
| Helen Hunt | Hairstylist |
| Lambert E. Day | Sound Engineer |
| Devery Freeman | Screenplay |
| Everett Freeman | Story |
| Charles Lawton Jr. | Director of Photography |
| Heinz Roemheld | Original Music Composer |
| Jerome Thoms | Editor |
| James Crowe | Set Decoration |
| Carl Hiecke | Assistant Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| S. Sylvan Simon | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
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| 2024 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
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