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Cigarette Girl (1947)

Cigarette Girl poster
Directed by
Gunther von Fritsch
Genre
music, comedy
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 07m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman working as a cigarette vendor gets a chance at a better life when she meets a bandleader. Her luck changes as romance and music come into play.

lightheartedromanticwhimsicalupbeatold-fashioneddatedmusicalgentle

What happens

Cigarette Girl is a 1947 American musical comedy film directed by Gunther von Fritsch to a story by Edward Huebsch and screenplay by Henry K. Moritz. The film stars Leslie Brooks, Jimmy Lloyd, Joan Barton, and Ludwig Donath. Music was provided by Russ Morgan and his orchestra. The film was described as "a revamping of the Cinderella theme". Shooting was scheduled to begin on September 9, 1946. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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