Hitchhike to Happiness
1945 film by Joseph Santley
- July 16, 1945 (1945-07-16)
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Hitchhike to Happiness is a 1945 American musical film directed by Joseph Santley and starring Al Pearce, Dale Evans and Jerome Cowan. It was nominated at the 18th Academy Awards in the category of Best Musical score. which Morton Scott was nominated for.[1][2] It was produced and distributed by Republic Pictures.
Plot
A famous radio singer returns to New York City to reunite with her old friends who are unaware of who she is due to how she uses a stage name. She falls in love with a struggling songwriter as well.
Cast
- Al Pearce as Kipling 'Kippy' Ellis
- Dale Evans as Alice Chase
- Brad Taylor as Joe Mitchell
- William Frawley as Sandy Hill
- Jerome Cowan as Tony Riggs
- Willie Trenk as Ladislaus Prenska
- Arlene Harris as Dolly Ward
- Joyce Compton as Joan Randall
- Maude Eburne as Mrs. Randall
- Irving Bacon as Dennis Colby
References
- ^ "The 18th Academy Awards (1946) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
- ^ "Hitchhike to Happiness awards". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2016. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
External links
- Hitchhike to Happiness at IMDb
- Hitchhike to Happiness at the TCM Movie Database
- Hitchhike to Happiness at AllMovie
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Films directed by Joseph Santley
- The Cocoanuts (1929)
- Swing High (1930)
- The Loudspeaker (1934)
- Young and Beautiful (1934)
- Million Dollar Baby (1934)
- Harmony Lane (1935)
- Waterfront Lady (1935)
- Frisco Waterfront (1935)
- Her Master's Voice (1936)
- Dancing Feet (1936)
- Laughing Irish Eyes (1936)
- The Harvester (1936)
- We Went to College (1936)
- Walking on Air (1936)
- Smartest Girl in Town (1936)
- Meet the Missus (1937)
- There Goes the Groom (1937)
- She's Got Everything (1937)
- Blond Cheat (1938)
- Always in Trouble (1938)
- Swing, Sister, Swing (1938)
- The Spirit of Culver (1939)
- The Family Next Door (1939)
- Two Bright Boys (1939)
- Music in My Heart (1940)
- Melody and Moonlight (1940)
- Dancing on a Dime (1940)
- Melody Ranch (1940)
- Behind the News (1940)
- Sis Hopkins (1941)
- Rookies on Parade (1941)
- Puddin' Head (1941)
- Ice-Capades (1941)
- Down Mexico Way (1941)
- A Tragedy at Midnight (1942)
- Yokel Boy (1942)
- Remember Pearl Harbor (1942)
- Joan of Ozark (1942)
- Call of the Canyon (1942)
- Shantytown (1943)
- Chatterbox (1943)
- Thumbs Up (1943)
- Sleepy Lagoon (1943)
- Here Comes Elmer (1943)
- Rosie the Riveter (1944)
- Jamboree (1944)
- Goodnight, Sweetheart (1944)
- Three Little Sisters (1944)
- Brazil (1944)
- Earl Carroll Vanities (1945)
- Hitchhike to Happiness (1945)
- Shadow of a Woman (1946)
- Make Believe Ballroom (1949)
- When You're Smiling (1950)
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