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Wonderful Town
Wonderful Town

Wonderful Town

The Broadway smash of 1953 comes to the small screen.

Genres

MusicComedyRomanceTV Movie

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Ruth Sherwood and her sister, Eileen, have moved to 1935 Greenwich Village. They're surrounded by colorful Village characters (including an out-of-work football player known as the Wreck, and Mr. Appopolous, a modern painter and their landlord) and embark on various New York adventures. Ruth, who's trying to make it as a writer, meets up with a sleazy newspaper writer named Chick and a kindly editor named Bob, both of whom take an interest in both her career and her.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

113 mins

Rating

6.6/10

Release Date

30 November 1958

Country

United States of America

Cast

Rosalind Russell

Rosalind Russell

Ruth Sherwood

Sydney Chaplin

Sydney Chaplin

Robert Baker

Jacquelyn McKeever

Jacquelyn McKeever

Eileen Sherwood

Joseph Buloff

Joseph Buloff

Mr. Appopolous

Dort Clark

Dort Clark

Chick Clark

Jordan Bentley

Jordan Bentley

Wreck

Cris Alexander

Cris Alexander

Frank Lippencott

Michele Burke

Michele Burke

Helen Wade

Jack Fletcher

Jack Fletcher

Night Club Patron

Ted Beniades

Ted Beniades

'Speedy' Valenti

Isabella Hoopes

Isabella Hoopes

Mrs. Wade

Ray Weaver

Ray Weaver

Shore Patrolman

Gene Carrons

Gene Carrons

Violet

John Wheeler

John Wheeler

Officer Lonigan

Don Grusso

Don Grusso

Fireman

Edward J. Heim

Edward J. Heim

Dancer - Brazilian Navy Cadet (uncredited)

Ed Pfeiffer

Ed Pfeiffer

Dancer - Brazilian Navy Cadet (uncredited)

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