The Girl from Calgary
The Girl from Calgary is a 1932 American pre-Code musical comedy film directed by Phil Whitman, and starring Fifi D'Orsay and Paul Kelly.
The Girl from Calgary | |
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Directed by | Phil Whitman |
Produced by | I. E. Chadwick |
Written by | Lee Chadwick (continuity) Lee Chadwick (dialogue) Leon D'Usseau (story) Sid Schlager (story) |
Music by | Albert Hay Malotte |
Cinematography | Harry Neumann |
Edited by | Carl Pierson |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Monogram Studios |
Release date |
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Running time | 64 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Plot summary
A French-Canadian girl is a champion bronc rider and is also a nightclub singer. An ambitious young man sees her act one night and is struck by her talent, realizing that she is good enough to become a Broadway star.
He convinces her to accompany him to New York, where she indeed does become a Broadway star. However, the young man finds himself being squeezed out by greedy Broadway producers who see the talented young girl as their own personal gold mine.
Cast
- Fifi D'Orsay as Fifi Follette
- Paul Kelly as Larry Boyd
- Robert Warwick as Bill Webster
- Edwin Maxwell as Earl Darrell
- Astrid Allwyn as Mazie Williams
- Edward Fetherston as Monte Cooper
Production background
- The first reel, with an elaborate musical number, is taken from The Great Gabbo (1929) which had at least one sequence filmed in Multicolor.
- When originally released, the first reel of The Girl From Calgary, approximately seven minutes including the title credits, was in 2-strip Magnacolor. Reviewers at the time commented on the poor quality of the color, registration problems, and lack of focus. In surviving prints, this sequence is in black-and-white, with a replaced title card that includes a 1951 copyright statement.
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External links
- The Girl from Calgary on IMDb
- The Girl from Calgary at AllMovie
- The Girl from Calgary is available for free download at the Internet Archive
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