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Lillian Russell

1940, Movie, NR, 127 mins

Lillian Russell: Review

The real Lillian Russell was far more interesting than the woman presented in this padded film (at more than two hours, it's a good deal longer than most Fox musicals). Young Helen Leonard (Alice Faye) moves with her family to New York City after the Civil War. There she takes singing lessons, and is overheard one day by Tony Pastor (Leo Carrillo), a well-known impresario, who hires her to sing in his theater. He changes her name to Lillian Russell, and she is soon the toast... read more leave a comment

Lillian Russell: Cast & Details

Year: 1940
Rated NR

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Cast
Alice Faye: Lillian Russell
Don Ameche: Edward Solomon
Henry Fonda: Alexander Moore
Edward Arnold: Diamond Jim Brady
Warren William: Jesse Lewisohn
Leo Carrillo: Tony Pastor

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