Embraceable You

Aug 21, 1948

1h 20m

★ 5.5

What a girl like this... Can do to a guy like him!!!

Overview

Eddie, a small-time hoodlum is forced to care for Marie, the woman he accidentally hit with his car during a crime. He is broke and hits up his very displeased mob boss for cash. To make matters worse, Eddie and Marie begin to fall for each other.

Genres

Romance

Drama

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

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Cast

Eddie Novoc

Dane Clark

Marie Willens

Geraldine Brooks

Sammy

S.Z. Sakall

Police Lt. Ferria

Wallace Ford

Libby Dennis

Lina Romay

Sig Ketch

Richard Rober

Dr. Wirth / Opening Off-Screen Narrator

Douglas Kennedy

Miss Purdy - Nurse

Mary Stuart

Matt Hethron, Theatrical Agent

Philip Van Zandt

Bernie Sallin

Rod Rogers

Undetermined Minor Role (scenes deleted)

J. Scott Smart

The Comic (uncredited)

Dave Barry

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