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A Woman of Distinction
A Woman of Distinction

A Woman of Distinction

Genres

Comedy

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Ice-cold college dean Susan Middlecott feels there's no room in her life for romance. Enter Prof. Alec Stevenson, British lecturer on astronomy, touring North America and in possession of a keepsake of Susan's he wants to return. Desperate for publicity, lecture bureau press agent Teddy Evans magnifies this into a great romance. The efforts of both dignified principals to quash the story have the opposite effect; matters get more and more involved.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

85 mins

Rating

6.2/10

Release Date

16 March 1950

Country

United States of America

Cast

Rosalind Russell

Rosalind Russell

Susan Manning Middlecott

Ray Milland

Ray Milland

Alexander "Alec" Stevenson

Edmund Gwenn

Edmund Gwenn

J.D. Middlecott

Janis Carter

Janis Carter

Teddy Evans

Mary Jane Saunders

Mary Jane Saunders

Louisa Middlecott

Francis Lederer

Francis Lederer

Paul Simone

Jerome Courtland

Jerome Courtland

Jerome

Clifton Young

Clifton Young

Chet

Gale Gordon

Gale Gordon

Postal Clerk

Harry Tyler

Harry Tyler

Cabbie

Lucille Ball

Lucille Ball

Self (uncredited)

Helene Stanley

Helene Stanley

Minor Role (uncredited)

Leslie Banning

Leslie Banning

Richard Bartell

Richard Bartell

Reporter

Larry Barton

Larry Barton

Reporter

Wilda Bieber

Wilda Bieber

Marie Blake

Marie Blake

Wax Operator

Nan Boardman

Nan Boardman

Alice

Gail Bonney

Gail Bonney

Margaret - Bicycler

Al Bridge

Al Bridge

Editor

Lucile Browne

Lucile Browne

Manicurist

Harry Cheshire

Harry Cheshire

Train Steward

Mary Ellen Kay

Mary Ellen Kay

Donald Kerr

Donald Kerr

Reporter

Mona Knox

Mona Knox

Wanda McKay

Wanda McKay

Merle - Shop Girl

Mira McKinney

Mira McKinney

Member

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