Fourteen-year-old Gloria Jean is cast as a child prodigy who runs away from the concert hall and an overbearing aunt. She turns up at the doorstep of a childless couple who adopt her and send her to school. Ryan is a private eye hired by the aunt to locate Jean. Sharing the headlining
spot is O'Connor, who is Jean's school chum. Musical numbers include: "Sempre Libre" (Giuseppe Verdi), "Villanelle" (Eva Dell Acqua, Ralph Freed), "Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes" (music anonymous, lyrics by Ben Jonson), "Siboney" (Dolly Morse, Ernesto Lecuona; all sung by Gloria Jean), "Let's
Hitch a Horsie to the Automobile" (Al Hoffman, Mann Curtis, Jerry Livingston; sung by Pegg...
Released:
1942
Rated:
NR
Length:
79 mins