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When a Girl's Beautiful

Sep 25, 1947

1h 8m

★ 0.0

They've got talent... and show it... in the right places!

Overview

An advertising man has to come with "the perfect woman" for an ad campaign. He puts together a picture of a woman from a composite of several photos, to get an idea of the kind of woman he should look for. His boss sees it, thinks that it is an actual woman, and orders him to find her and use her in the campaign.

Genres

Comedy

Music

Romance

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

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Cast

Adele Jordan

Adele Jergens

Johnny Hanley

Marc Platt

Ellen Trennis

Patricia Barry

Marshall Forrest

Stephen Dunne

Stacy Dorn

Steven Geray

"Koko" Gladye

Peggie Castle

Model

Joi Lansing

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