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Golden Girl

  • 19511951
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
280
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Dennis Day, Mitzi Gaynor, Una Merkel, and Dale Robertson in Golden Girl (1951)
  • Drama
  • Musical
  • Western
Against the background of the Civil War, sixteen-year-old song-and-dance artiste Lotta Crabtree works her way across America, becoming ever more popular.Against the background of the Civil War, sixteen-year-old song-and-dance artiste Lotta Crabtree works her way across America, becoming ever more popular.Against the background of the Civil War, sixteen-year-old song-and-dance artiste Lotta Crabtree works her way across America, becoming ever more popular.
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
280
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  • Director
    • Lloyd Bacon
  • Writers
    • Walter Bullock(screenplay)
    • Charles O'Neal(screenplay)
    • Gladys Lehman(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Mitzi Gaynor
    • Dale Robertson
    • Dennis Day
Top credits
  • Director
    • Lloyd Bacon
  • Writers
    • Walter Bullock(screenplay)
    • Charles O'Neal(screenplay)
    • Gladys Lehman(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Mitzi Gaynor
    • Dale Robertson
    • Dennis Day
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    • 15User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 nomination total

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    Dennis Day and Dale Robertson in Golden Girl (1951)
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    Dennis Day and Mitzi Gaynor in Golden Girl (1951)

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    Mitzi Gaynor
    Mitzi Gaynor
    • Lotta Crabtree
    Dale Robertson
    Dale Robertson
    • Tom Richmond
    Dennis Day
    Dennis Day
    • Mart Taylor
    James Barton
    James Barton
    • John Crabtree
    Una Merkel
    Una Merkel
    • Mary Ann Crabtree
    Raymond Walburn
    Raymond Walburn
    • Cornelius
    Gene Sheldon
    Gene Sheldon
    • Sam Jordan
    Carmen D'Antonio
    Carmen D'Antonio
    • Lola Montez
    Robert Adler
    Robert Adler
    • Wells Fargo Agent
    • (uncredited)
    Rico Alaniz
    Rico Alaniz
    • Bandit
    • (uncredited)
    Fred Aldrich
    Fred Aldrich
    • Man in Saloon Audience
    • (uncredited)
    Merry Anders
    Merry Anders
    • Chorine
    • (uncredited)
    Jessie Arnold
    Jessie Arnold
    • Wardrobe Woman
    • (uncredited)
    Walter Bacon
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Baston
    • Miner
    • (uncredited)
    Oscar Blank
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Danny Borzage
    • Minor Role
    • (uncredited)
    Lovyss Bradley
    Lovyss Bradley
    • Mrs. Probe
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Lloyd Bacon
    • Writers
      • Walter Bullock(screenplay)
      • Charles O'Neal(screenplay)
      • Gladys Lehman(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Debut of actress Merry Anders.
    • Goofs
      In the movie Lotta is 16 when she begins to perform. In reality she was only 6. In the movie her father is a gambler and ex-vaudevillian, he actually owned a bookstore. In the movie she sees Lola Montez for the first time, actually she and her family were friends with Lola and Lotta often played at Lola's home. In the movie she falls in love with Tom Richmond (Dale Robertson)and it is clear they will be married, actually she never married.
    • Soundtracks
      California Moon
      (uncredited)

      Music by Joe Cooper

      Lyrics by George Jessel and Samuel Lerner (as Sam Lerner)

      Sung and Danced by Mitzi Gaynor

      Reprise: Sung by Dennis Day

      Reprise: Sung and Danced by Mitzi Gaynor and James Barton

    User reviews15

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    All the right talents
    A most fictionalized biography of 19th century star Lotta Crabtree is the subject of Golden Girl. Having just read the Wikipedia article concerning Crabtree a real version of her life would be a truly great picture.

    Mitzi Gaynor of whom it has been said came along just a tad too late and missed the real golden era of Hollywood musicals during the 30s and 40s plays the title role. She was one of the best dancers of the female gender ever to hit the big screen and there was no need to dub her singing voice. Mitzi would have been a much bigger star a bit earlier, she had all the right talents.

    Her romance with courtly southerner Dale Robertson was a pure fiction, but Robertson is just fine in a role tailored for his talent and speech pattern.

    Sharing the singing duties with Gaynor is Dennis Day taking time off from the Jack Benny program. Dennis gets to sing the song Never which got an Oscar nomination.

    James Barton and Una Merkel play Lotta's parents and Barton who was an old song and dance man himself and scored a big hit on Broadway in Paint Your Wagon around this time gets a nice number with Gaynor. The name Crabtree suits Merkel's complaining character. Wikipedia says that the real Lotta Crabtree's parents were from Great Britain, but there sure is no trace of any of that kind of accent with Barton and Merkel.

    Golden Girl is fine musical entertainment even though it's not a patch on the real story of Lotta Crabtree.
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    • Apr 16, 2018

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 1, 1951 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Altın kız
    • Filming locations
      • 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 48 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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