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ANN SHIRLEY IN A HEART STORMING STORY OF A STAGE STRUCK RED HEAD

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ComedyDrama

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Teenage orphan Jenny Yates becomes starstruck when a revival of an old Victorian melodrama passes through her small New England town, to the disapproval of her stern grandfather, Uriah. Stowing away in the car of Philip Greene, a wealthy young man working with the theater troupe, Jenny talks her way into the play's lead role. But director Archie Fisher doesn't tell her that the new version of the play is meant as a spoof.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

68 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

17 January 1936

Country

United States of America

Cast

Anne Shirley

Anne Shirley

Jenny Yates

Phillips Holmes

Phillips Holmes

Philip 'Phil' Greene Jr.

Edward Ellis

Edward Ellis

Uriah Lowell

Erik Rhodes

Erik Rhodes

Archie Fisher

Margaret Hamilton

Margaret Hamilton

Emily 'Tippie' Tipton

Granville Bates

Granville Bates

Philip Greene Sr.

Allen Vincent

Allen Vincent

Mr. Harrison

Lucille Ball

Lucille Ball

Lillian Temple

George Offerman, Jr.

George Offerman, Jr.

Michael Arbuckle

Maxine Jennings

Maxine Jennings

Herself

Richard Abbott

Richard Abbott

Mr. Blythe (uncredited)

Margaret Armstrong

Margaret Armstrong

Herself (uncredited)

William Gould

William Gould

Laughing Audience Member (uncredited)

Wilfred Lucas

Wilfred Lucas

Himself (uncredited)

Mary MacLaren

Mary MacLaren

Woman Jenny Talks to in Audience (uncredited)

Hank Mann

Hank Mann

Laughing Stagehand (uncredited)

Max Wagner

Max Wagner

Himself (uncredited)

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