Underplayed Gems

How to Be Very, Very Popular (1955)

How to Be Very, Very Popular poster
Directed by
Nunnally Johnson
Genre
comedy film, musical film, LGBTQ-related film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 29m
Rating
4.6 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Two showgirls witness a murder and hide out at a college. They pretend to be students to avoid the killer.

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What happens

How to Be Very, Very Popular is a 1955 American comedy film written, produced and directed by Nunnally Johnson. The film starred Betty Grable in her final film role and Sheree North in her first leading role. Johnson later said "I don't much like to think of How To Be Very, Very Popular because it brought fame and fortune to nobody. It was just a lousy mistake on everybody's part. " (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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