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Sitting Pretty (1933)

Sitting Pretty poster
Directed by
Harry Joe Brown
Genre
musical film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 25m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two untalented songwriters travel from New York to Hollywood with two women to seek fame. They meet a singing group along the way.

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What happens

Sitting Pretty is a 1933 American Pre-Code musical comedy film that tells the story of two aspiring but untalented songwriters played by Jack Oakie and Jack Haley. They are joined by Ginger Rogers and Thelma Todd on their trip from New York City to Hollywood to find their fortune. This film was directed by Harry Joe Brown and featured the Pickens Sisters as themselves. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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