LILLIAN RUSSELL (1940)

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• Release Year: 1940
• Genre: Drama, Musical
• Plot: 20th Century Fox Marquee Musicals; ; Her girl-next-door looks combined with a sultry singing voice made Alice Faye one of Hollywood's biggest stars in the Golden Age of Cinema. ; ; It's the gay 90's and headliner Lillian Russell (Alice Faye) is unstoppable! Called, 'The English Ballad Singer' her beauty, charm and unforgettable voice packed playhouses everywhere. Offstage, she was equally amazing with an extravagant lifestyle that included four husbands, a jewel-studded bicycle and a wardrobe filled with furs, jewels, gowns and diamond-decorated corsets. As Russell, Faye breathes life into this glamorous icon singing old standards such as, 'After the Ball' and new songs including, 'Blue Love Bird.' One of Faye's best dramatic roles; she stars with actors Don Ameche, Henry Fonda and Edward Arnold.
• Cast: Alice Faye, Don Ameche, Henry Fonda, Edward Arnold, Warren William, Leo Carrillo, Helen Westley, Dorothy Peterson, Ernest Truex, Nigel Bruce, Lynn Bari, Claud Allister, Joe Weber, Lew Fields, Eddie Foy Jr., Una O'Connor, Joseph Cawthorn, Diane Fisher, Elyse Knox, Joan Valerie, Alice Armand, William B. Davidson, Hal K. Dawson, Charles Halton, Robert Emmett Keane, Harry Hayden, Frank Darien, Frank Sully, Ottola Nesmith, Ferike Boros, Frank M. Thomas, Robert Homans, William Haade, Irving Bacon, Paul E. Burns, Cecil Cunningham, A.S. 'Pop' Byron, Richard Carle, Leyland Hodgson, Thaddeus Jones, Dennis Kaye, Tom London, Paul McVey, Dave Morris, James C. Morton, Steve O'Brien, Alex Pollard, Bob Ryan, Floyd Shackelford, Robert Shaw, Stella Shirpsor, Milburn Stone, Charles Tannen, Lillian West, Philip Winter, Irving Cummings
• Director: Irving Cummings
• Runtime: 2:07
• Company: 20th Century Fox, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
• Media Format: movie