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Hitchhike to Happiness (1945)

Hitchhike to Happiness poster
Directed by
Joseph Santley
Genre
musical film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 11m
Rated
NR
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A songwriter tries to get his music noticed while hitchhiking across the country. He meets a singer and together they pursue their show business dreams.

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What happens

Hitchhike to Happiness is a 1945 American musical film directed by Joseph Santley and starring Al Pearce, Dale Evans and Jerome Cowan. It was nominated at the 18th Academy Awards in the category of Best Musical score. which Morton Scott was nominated for. It was produced and distributed by Republic Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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