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Diamond Horseshoe

  • 1945
  • Approved
  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
296
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Betty Grable, Dick Haymes, and Phil Silvers in Diamond Horseshoe (1945)
MusicalRomance

A medical student who wants to be a crooner gets involved with a showgirl who has an ulterior motive.A medical student who wants to be a crooner gets involved with a showgirl who has an ulterior motive.A medical student who wants to be a crooner gets involved with a showgirl who has an ulterior motive.

  • Director
    • George Seaton
  • Writers
    • George Seaton
    • Kenyon Nicholson
  • Stars
    • Betty Grable
    • Dick Haymes
    • Phil Silvers
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    296
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • George Seaton
    • Writers
      • George Seaton
      • Kenyon Nicholson
    • Stars
      • Betty Grable
      • Dick Haymes
      • Phil Silvers
    • 10User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    Betty Grable and Dick Haymes in Diamond Horseshoe (1945)
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    Betty Grable, Gladys Gale, Karen X. Gaylord, Mildred Kornman, Julie London, Eve Miller, Barbara Sears, and Mary Rosetti in Diamond Horseshoe (1945)
    Betty Grable in Diamond Horseshoe (1945)
    Dick Haymes, Phil Silvers, and Willie Solar in Diamond Horseshoe (1945)
    William Gaxton, George Melford, and Phil Silvers in Diamond Horseshoe (1945)
    Betty Grable in Diamond Horseshoe (1945)
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    Betty Grable in Diamond Horseshoe (1945)
    Betty Grable, William Gaxton, and Beatrice Kay in Diamond Horseshoe (1945)
    Dick Haymes and Phil Silvers in Diamond Horseshoe (1945)
    William Gaxton and Beatrice Kay in Diamond Horseshoe (1945)

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    Betty Grable
    Betty Grable
    • Bonnie Collins
    Dick Haymes
    Dick Haymes
    • Joe Davis Jr.
    Phil Silvers
    Phil Silvers
    • Blinkie Miller
    William Gaxton
    William Gaxton
    • Joe Davis Sr.
    Beatrice Kay
    Beatrice Kay
    • Claire Williams
    Carmen Cavallaro
    Carmen Cavallaro
    • Carmen Cavallaro
    Willie Solar
    • Double-Talking Singer Comedian
    Margaret Dumont
    Margaret Dumont
    • Mrs. Standish
    Eddie Acuff
    Eddie Acuff
    • Clarinet Player
    • (uncredited)
    Robert Adler
    Robert Adler
    • Stagehand
    • (uncredited)
    John Alban
    • Nightclub Patron
    • (uncredited)
    John Ardell
    • Doorman - Colony Club
    • (uncredited)
    Sam Ash
    Sam Ash
    • Extra at Footlight Club
    • (uncredited)
    Paul Bakanas
    Paul Bakanas
    • King Philip IV
    • (uncredited)
    Roy Benson
    • Eddie Harper
    • (uncredited)
    William A. Boardway
    William A. Boardway
    • Nightclub Patron
    • (uncredited)
    Charles Cane
    • Doorman - Stork Club
    • (uncredited)
    Charles Coleman
    Charles Coleman
    • Majordomo
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • George Seaton
    • Writers
      • George Seaton
      • Kenyon Nicholson
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    • Trivia
      First film appearances of actresses Barbara Lawrence ('Blonde in Nightclub', uncredited), Eve Miller ('Chorine', uncredited) and former Vogue cover model Cathy Downs ('Miss Cream Puff', uncredited). All three would have their acting careers ending by the early-1960s.
    • Connections
      Featured in Biography: Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker (1995)
    • Soundtracks
      Welcome to the Diamond Horseshoe
      (uncredited)

      Music by Harry Warren

      Lyrics by Mack Gordon

      Sung by chorus and Betty Grable

    User reviews10

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    Featured review
    5/10
    Loopy Fox vehicle for Betty Grable has energy and cheap razzmatazz to spare
    "Diamond Horseshoe" begins with a stage number wherein all the showgirls are ingredients in a French chef's recipe--with Betty Grable as the main course, of course. She fights with her co-star offstage (he tells the leggy chanteuse, "You are in show business for only two reasons...and you're standing on both of them!"). In order to bring romantic happiness for a gal-pal, wisecracking Betty agrees to come between a singer and his son, the latter of whom was to become a doctor but now wants a taste of the footlights. Taken from John Kenyon Nicholson's play "The Barker", the plot (though relentlessly padded with novelty numbers, revues and sketches) is far stronger than those of other showcases for Grable, and screenwriter George Seaton isn't afraid to be catty and snappy. Some of the put-downs are priceless, with Betty infusing the interplay with a jazzy '40s-era spirit (she's both jaded and sassy). Unfortunately, most of the songs are not singable, and Dick Haymes is such a shallow love-interest that it doesn't make any sense for a tootsie like Grable to fall for him. The production probably looked elaborate in 1945, but today it seems tacky, and at 104 minutes the movie eventually wears out its welcome. ** from ****
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 1945 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Billy Rose's Diamond Horseshoe
    • Filming locations
      • Stage 15, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    • Budget
      • $2,500,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 44 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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