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Golden Girl (1951)

Golden Girl poster
Directed by
Lloyd Bacon
Genre
biographical film, musical film, romance film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 48m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The film follows a young woman in the 19th century who becomes a celebrated performer. It shows her rise in show business and her romantic relationships.

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What happens

Golden Girl is a 1951 American Musical Western film directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring Mitzi Gaynor, Dale Robertson, Dennis Day and James Barton. The film is loosely based on the life of famed entertainer Lotta Crabtree, who was known as the "Golden Girl". The original song "Never," written by Lionel Newman and Eliot Daniel and sung by Dennis Day, earned the film its only Academy Award nomination. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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