Susie Steps Out

"You're bubbling over with music..doubling over with laughter"

1946 1h 5m EN

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

ComedyMusicRomance

Synopsis

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After her father loses his job because of illness, adolescent Susie Russell poses as older than she is in order to get a job singing in a night club. Complications arising from the deception involve her older sister Clara, who works at an ad agency and the radio crooner, Jeffrey Westcott, whom she is in love with.

“You're bubbling over with music..doubling over with laughter”

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Cast

David Bruce
Jeffrey Westcott
Cleatus Caldwell
Clara Russell
Nita Hunter
Susie Russell
Howard Freeman
Mr. Starr
Grady Sutton
Dixon
Margaret Dumont
Mrs. Starr
Percival Vivian
Papa Russell
Joseph J. Greene
Bailey

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Reginald Le Borg
Writers: Elwood Ullman, Reginald Le Borg, Kurt Neumann
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 65-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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80 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Reginald Le Borg, shot by Robert Pittack. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

CAST

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David Bruce and Cleatus Caldwell and Nita Hunter carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "You're bubbling over with music..doubling over with laughter".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0038999 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Reginald Le Borg directs. Robert Pittack behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 65-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
280 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Reginald Le Borg, shot by Robert Pittack. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5David Bruce and Cleatus Caldwell and Nita Hunter carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "You're bubbling over with music..doubling over with laughter".
7IMDB entry: tt0038999 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.