1932 film
| The Girl from Calgary |
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| Directed by | Phil Whitman |
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| Written by | Lee Chadwick (continuity)
Lee Chadwick (dialogue)
Leon D'Usseau (story)
Sid Schlager (story) |
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| Produced by | I. E. Chadwick |
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| Cinematography | Harry Neumann |
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| Edited by | Carl Pierson |
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| Music by | Albert Hay Malotte |
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| Distributed by | Monogram Studios |
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Release date |
- October 24, 1932 (1932-10-24)
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Running time | 64 minutes |
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| Country | United States |
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| Language | English |
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The Girl from Calgary is a 1932 American pre-Code musical comedy film directed by Phil Whitman, and starring Fifi D'Orsay and Paul Kelly.[1]
Plot summary
A French-Canadian girl is a champion bronc rider and is also a nightclub singer. An ambitious young man sees her act one night and is struck by her talent, realizing that she is good enough to become a Broadway star.
He convinces her to accompany him to New York, where she indeed does become a Broadway star. However, the young man finds himself being squeezed out by greedy Broadway producers who see the talented young girl as their own personal gold mine.
Cast
Production background
- The first reel, with an elaborate musical number, is taken from The Great Gabbo (1929) which had at least one sequence filmed in Multicolor.
- When originally released, the first reel of The Girl From Calgary, approximately seven minutes including the title credits, was in 2-strip Magnacolor. Reviewers at the time commented on the poor quality of the color, registration problems, and lack of focus. In surviving prints, this sequence is in black-and-white, with a replaced title card that includes a 1951 copyright statement.
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