The Girl from Jones Beach

Jul 16, 1949

1h 18m

★ 4.8

Warner Bros.' big new laugh-holiday!

Overview

Glamour artist Bob Randolph is world famous for his paintings of a stunning beauty dubbed "The Randolph Girl". What the world doesn't know is that his pin-up creation is really a composite of parts of the anatomy of 12 different models. In an effort to find one girl who possesses all the proper physical attributes, Randolph and PR man Chuck Donovan pursue Ruth Wilson, a beauteous schoolteacher who prefers to be admired for her brain rather than her curves. Ruth changes her tune, however, when a published photo of her in a swimsuit causes her to be fired by the uptight schoolboard. She sues for reinstatement and in the process learns that swimsuits and sex appeal do have a place in her world, after all. Written by Dan Navarro

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

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Cast

Bob Randolph - Robert Benerik

Ronald Reagan

Ruth Wilson

Virginia Mayo

Chuck Donovan

Eddie Bracken

Connie Martin

Dona Drake

Judge Bullfinch

Henry Travers

Mrs. Wilson

Lois Wilson

Miss Emma Shoemaker

Florence Bates

Mr. Graves - Ruth's Attorney

Jerome Cowan

Miss Brooks

Helen Westcott

Jim Townsend

Paul Harvey

Mr. Evergood

Lloyd Corrigan

Woody Wilson

Gary Gray

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