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
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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