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76 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
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Pretty Baby
"Here's "Pretty Baby!""
1950 1h 32m EN
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6.8
SOLID
★6.8TMDB · 5
Comedy
Synopsis
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A young woman living in Manhattan pretends to be the mother of an infant in order to get a seat on the subway.
“Here's "Pretty Baby!"”
Cast
Dennis Morgan
Sam Morley
Betsy Drake
Patsy Douglas
Zachary Scott
Barry Holmes
Edmund Gwenn
Cyrus Baxter
William Frawley
Corcoran
Raymond Roe
Sidney
Ransom M. Sherman
Powers
Sheila MacRae
Peggy
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Bretaigne Windust
- Writers
- Everett Freeman, Harry Kurnitz, Jules Furthman
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Bretaigne Windust, shot by J. Peverell Marley. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Folmar Blangsted shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Dennis Morgan and Betsy Drake and Zachary Scott carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Here's "Pretty Baby!"".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0042858 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Bretaigne Windust directs. J. Peverell Marley behind the camera. Folmar Blangsted cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 176 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 2Directed by Bretaigne Windust, shot by J. Peverell Marley. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Editor Folmar Blangsted shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 4Dennis Morgan and Betsy Drake and Zachary Scott carry the top of the cast.
- 5Marketing tagline: "Here's "Pretty Baby!"".
- 6IMDB entry: tt0042858 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- J. Peverell Marley
- Editing
- Folmar Blangsted
- Costume design
- Milo Anderson
- Makeup / hair
- Perc Westmore
- Runtime
- 92 min · 1h 32m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Bretaigne Windust
Production companies
Who made it
Warner Bros. Pictures
US
Key crew
- GafferLee Wilson
- ProducerHarry Kurnitz
- MusicDavid Buttolph
- EditorFolmar Blangsted
- Art DirectionCharles H. Clarke
- Set DecorationWilliam L. Kuehl
- Makeup ArtistPerc Westmore
- Makeup ArtistAl Greenway
- Hair DesignerGertrude Wheeler
- Assistant DirectorPhilip Quinn
- SoundEverett Alton Brown
- Special EffectsHans F. Koenekamp
- Still PhotographerDurward Graybill
- Camera OperatorMike Joyce
- GripDudie Maschmeyer
- OrchestratorMaurice De Packh
- Music DirectorDavid Buttolph
- Script SupervisorIrva Mae Ross
- ScreenstoryEverett Freeman
- Costume DesignMilo Anderson
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- advertising executive
- unmarried mother
- secret benefactor
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1950-09-16
