Lillian Russell (1940)

Directed by

Irving Cummings

Genre

drama film, biographical film, musical film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 07m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This film follows the life of Lillian Russell, a famous singer and actress from the late 1800s. It shows her rise to fame and her relationships with prominent men of the era.

lightheartednostalgicupbeatromanticold-fashionedglamorouslivelysentimental

What happens

Lillian Russell is a 1940 American biographical film of the life of the singer and actress. The screenplay was by William Anthony McGuire. The film was directed by Irving Cummings and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck. It stars Alice Faye in the title role, Don Ameche, Henry Fonda and Edward Arnold as Diamond Jim Brady. Richard Day and Joseph C. Wright were nominated for an Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black-and-White. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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