Jimmy monaco and mack gordon, in pin up girl, 1944. See the full list of pin up girl cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. We ship your purchase first class mail bagged and boarded. I love watching movies in all the magnified vibrancy promised by that marvel of cinematic technology. In 1944, the postmaster general banned esquire with its vargas girl fantasies, and congressional hearings ensued. She performs as a singer and flirts with all the soldiers, as a part of her job is to keep the soldiers happy and in good spirits.
Shop for pin up art from the worlds greatest living artists. Varga girl the esquire pinup girl 1944 rotten tomatoes. Although she was not the first pinup girl that was dorothy lamour, grables popularity soon overtook lamours, especially with her famous 1943 image the image of her in a bathing suit looking back over her shoulder, in the centerright of. Pin up girl 1944 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. We have s of ads to list for sale, so check us out often. Pin up girl is the essential mindless musical with just enough plot to hang the many tunes on. Pin up girl 1944 glamorous lorry jones, the toast of a missouri military canteen, has become engaged to almost every serviceman shes signed her pinup photo for. What are the ratings and certificates for pin up girl 1944. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost.
Pin up girl 1944 is a comedy, music movie starring betty grable and john harvey. Something for the boys 1944color87 minutesfullscreen. Stopping in new york city along the way, lorry spins a web of lies, turning herself into a broadway star to gain the company of handsome war hero tommy dooley john harvey. Now a new york star in her own right, betty grable who plays a missouri gal named lorry in a sexier number choreographedby and featuring hermes pan, the song another original by james v. Wright film editor robert simpson original music james monaco. The lavish musical used her famous pin up photograph in many scenes, which boosted the photos sales.
The voluminous hairdos that star in the film sit on top of the heads of betty grable, martha raye and numerous extras. Pin up girl 1944 starring betty grable, john harvey, martha raye, joe e. The film used grables iconic pin up status during world war ii, even using her famous swimsuit photo in some scenes of the film. Varga girl the esquire pinup girl features 60 of vargas dreamlike females, calendar artwork, paintings, personal photos, and letters. Grable is a bespectacled stenographer from missouri who crashes a party tossed for navy hero harvey. Ive come to enjoy the musicals of the 30s but ive always assumed that the 40s musicals would be too saccharine for my tastes.
Vargas was discovered by florenz ziegfeld as the artist was doing window displays. Brown and was released in april 1944 to overwhelming success at the box office. Watch pin up girl starring betty grable in this comedy on directv. Designed purely as a movie to make ww ii warweary viewers feel better, this lively music stars betty grable as a secretary who manages to. The film builds upon bettys very iconic pinup look, and her popularity throughout world war ii, including her very famous swimsuit photograph. Ginger stories, erotica pulp fiction magazine, usa, 1927. Jan 27, 2015 her large breasts were shamelessly exploited by movie producers as the two great reasons for her rise to stardom. Glamorous lorry jones, the toast of a missouri military canteen, has become engaged to almost every serviceman shes signed her pinup photo for. Pairing the wartime periods favorite pin up, betty grable, with joe e. Title sequence from pin up girl 1944, directed by bruce humberstone, starring betty grable, john harvey, martha raye, joe e.
The film is based on the famous 1941 pinup photo of betty grable taken. May 27, 2011 americas entrance into world war ii back in 1941 triggered the golden age of pinups, pictures of smiling women in a range of clothingchallenged situations. Many of the films later scenes had to be rewritten to hide grables pregnancy. Special features include a commentary track, a deleted scene, a still gallery, and trailers for other fox musicals. Watch pin up girl online stream full movie directv. Navy hero tommy john harvey and pal dud dave willock are the toast of new york, greeted by eddie joe e. Sign up to minimize popups while browsing the site.
Add some vintage flair to your home decor, man cave, bar or business with our sexy lillybelle airplane nose art metal sign pin up girl. Bruce humberstone with betty grable, john harvey, martha raye, joe e. Betty grable was the undisputed star of 1944 with her performance. Was almost as if she was the pin up girl 1944 for this release. In any case, i decided to give pin up girl a whirl. Watch and download thousands of movies online for free. The pinup girls of yank the official web site of the 225th. There are some good songs and performances, although can be a little heavy going at times.
Grable is rarely given the chance to show off her fine physical assets, primarily due to the fact that she was pregnant. Lorry and her friend kay lie to the men and tell them they are going on a. For the first time in its history, the us military unofficially sanctioned this kind of art. A nice movie with a great actress and famous pin up. Taking advantage of grables fame as a pin up for soldiers in wwii, 20th century fox released this film in 1944. Donna reeds anniversary, world war iis hollywood pinups. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of pin up girl with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. Pin up girl 1944 movie clip were in musical comedy. Linda darnell and don ameche were originally set to star in the movie. One of the weakest of betty grables 1940s fox musical trifles, pin up girl is light and frivolous enough for fans of the star, but the bluray rendition of the movie is not visually up to par. Miss thankful november 1944 esquire magazine alberto vargas. Designed purely as a movie to make ww ii warweary viewers feel better, this lively music stars betty grable as a secretary who manages to become a popular pinup girl and win the heart of a soldier. Pin up girl 1944 title sequence the movie title stills.
Glamorous lorry jones, the toast of a missouri military. Pinup girl this is a nice reproduction of an original wwii pinup photograph. Bruce humberstone on allmovie despite the films title, pinup girl offers. The racy photos adorned lonely servicemens lockers, the walls of barracks, and even the sides of planes. Pin up girl 1944 it is one of the iconic images of the world war ii era. All pin up artwork ships within 48 hours and includes a moneyback guarantee.
Now shes leaving home to go into government service not, as she fantasizes, to join the uso. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. A beautiful girl named lorry jones works at the uso canteen in missouri in the early forties. The sheet music has writing in both english and greek and featured the 1944 20th century fox movie pin up gril. Pin up girl 1944color83 minutesfullscreen betty grable stars in this charming musical comedy about a smalltown girl who fibs her way into a singing career during the war.
I enjoy movies from this era and it is great to get them and. A secretary poses as a star to be near her true love, and a performance propels her to stardom. Betty grable gwen verdon i feel like dancing meet me after the show duration. And i think i enjoyed them more than i did grable here. Pin up girl 1944 movie clip once too often now a new york star in her own right, betty grable who plays a missouri gal named lorry in a sexier number choreographedby and featuring hermes pan, the song another original by james v. Considering the cosmic importance of the socalled pinup girland especially of betty grable in that particular fieldit is plain that a picture more exalting, and more revealing of the.
Pin up girl at roxy, show business at palace hour before dawn. V mutsuki created since 1995, the movie has been in the japanese public domain. Albertos vargas paintings of gorgeous women during the early days of esquire magazine are studied in this unique social documentary. In 1943, american movie exhibitors voted her the numberone boxoffice draw. Pin up girl costarred comedians martha raye and joe e. Pageant costume collection my fair lady movie dont forget to. The pinup girl of the 1930s and 1940s was spawned from academic painting traditions, as well as the less tasteful national police gazette. Pin up girl is a 1944 american technicolor musical romantic comedy motion picture starring betty grable, john harvey, martha raye, and joe e. Now shes leaving home to go into government service not, as she fantasizes. Brown at his night club, not knowing lorry and kay betty grable, dorothea kent have fibbed to get his table, martha raye with an original song, in pin up girl, 1944.
Other roles include sweet rosie ogrady, 1943, pinup girl, 1944, which was a huge box office success, diamond horseshoe, 1945, the dolly sisters, 1945, the shocking miss pilgrim, 1947, and that lady in ermine. Betty grable was well known for her beauty and was widely popular in the 1940s as a pinup girl. Pin up girl stars real life pin up betty grable as lorry jones. Bruce humberstone and produced by william lebaron, the screenplay was adapted by robert ellis, helen logan and earl baldwin based on a short story titled imagine us.
Brown, eugene pallette, condos brothers and charlie spivak orchestra only from. However, officers decided that pinups contributed to soldiers. Famed world war ii pinup girl betty grable stars as lorry, the most popular girl at the uso in a small midwestern town. Pin up girl is an awfully thin little musical, even for star betty grable, who rarely got vehicles that were worthy of her talents. Brown, eugene pallette, dorothea kent, dave willock cinematography ernest palmer choreographer hermes pan art direction james basevi, joseph c. But the miserable report this morning is that the roxys new technicolored film is a spiritless blob of a. Marilyn monroe elvis presley pin up art 8 x 10 photo very nice. Other than that, this film symbolizes the fall of two popular prewar stars, both on support here, with future appearances only being sporadic. Pin up girl 1944 color83 minutesfullscreen betty grable stars in this charming musical comedy about a smalltown girl who fibs her way into a singing career during the war. She was more the adequately supporting with a starring cast of john harvey, martha. Brown, pin up girl is a lush technicolor musical slim on storyline but big on feelgood music and dance numbers. Something for the boys 1944 color87 minutesfullscreen. Goodbye charlie 1964 tony curtis, debbie reynolds, pat boone full length comedy. The year 1944 in film involved some significant events, including the wholesome, awardwinning going my way plus popular murder mysteries such as double indemnity, gaslight and laura.
Despite being made during the second world war, pin up girl was shot in colour and it certainly is very colourful. Betty grable wearing a bathing suit, satin heels and an ankle bracelet, with her blonde hair in a curly pompadour, shot from behind and coyly smiling over her shoulder at the camera. Pin up with a cat playing with phone wire, from esquire girl calendar 1950 july 12 x 9 in other sizes. Bruce humberstone has always been one of my favorite movies for spectacular 40s hairstyles the rest is pure fluff. Betty grable in pin up girl 1944 i love a red lip because i love technicolor. Considering the cosmic importance of the socalled pinup girland especially of betty grable in. She was discovered by a modeling agent in 1943 at fire island in new york. Pin up girl 1944 is a film indicative of its time in just about everyway. Take betty grable, who simply shined with that powderblue eye shadow, that beautiful pink cheek, the golden hair, and that coralred lip. Brown and some of the musical numbers make it worth at least one. Miss september 1944 esquire magazine alberto vargas.
Glamorous lorry jones, the toast of a missouri military canteen, has become engaged to almost every serviceman shes signed her pin up photo for. Ive been trying to broaden my classic movies education a little, delving into genres that ive previously avoided. Pin up girl 1944 plot outline introduction synopsis. This film was based upon a short story titled imagine this, which was written by libby block in 1942. From the late 1920s, vargas worked for a number of movie studios, doing everything from stars portraits to movie posters to set design he was an accomplished draftsman. Stopping in new york city along the way, lorry spins a web of lies, turning herself into a broadway star to gain the. Even more disappointing is the fact that pin up, starring the most famous pin up girl of her time, fails to deliver on the promise of its title. From 1919, he painted the ziegfeld girl for twelve years. Yank, a weekly magazine written by and for ordinary soldiers, was a wonderful experiment in democratic if highly restricted journalism that was read each week by an estimated 2. Photos like this adorned barracks and ships bulkheads where ever american soldiers, sailors and airmen fought around the globe. This is a rare 9 12 x 12 piece of sheet music from greece. Youre my little pin up girl 1944 bregman vocco conngreecesheet music. The pin up girl of the 1930s and 1940s was spawned from.
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