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Kiss the Boys Goodbye (1941)

Kiss the Boys Goodbye poster
Directed by
Victor Schertzinger
Genre
musical film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 21m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman gets caught up in a talent search for a movie role based on a famous novel. She deals with eccentric rivals and romantic complications as she pursues the part.

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What happens

Kiss the Boys Goodbye is a 1941 American musical comedy film directed by Victor Schertzinger and starring Mary Martin, Don Ameche and Oscar Levant. It is based on a play by Clare Boothe Luce which was inspired by the search for an actress to play Scarlett O'Hara in the film version of Gone with the Wind. The score, under the musical direction of Victor Young, includes the title song and "Sand in My Shoes," both by Frank Loesser and Victor Schertzinger. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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