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Hitchhike to Happiness

  • 1945
  • A
  • 1h 14m
IMDb RATING
5.0/10
78
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Stanley Brown, Dale Evans, and Al Pearce in Hitchhike to Happiness (1945)
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A famous radio singer takes time off from her career and returns to New York City to visit with old friends, who don't know she's a famous singer (she uses a stage name). She falls in love w... Read allA famous radio singer takes time off from her career and returns to New York City to visit with old friends, who don't know she's a famous singer (she uses a stage name). She falls in love with a struggling songwriter (who also doesn't know she's a famous singer), and sets out to... Read allA famous radio singer takes time off from her career and returns to New York City to visit with old friends, who don't know she's a famous singer (she uses a stage name). She falls in love with a struggling songwriter (who also doesn't know she's a famous singer), and sets out to get his songs into a play that some producers want her to be in.

  • Director
    • Joseph Santley
  • Writers
    • Jack Townley
    • Manuel Seff
    • Jerry Horwin
  • Stars
    • Al Pearce
    • Dale Evans
    • Stanley Brown
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.0/10
    78
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Joseph Santley
    • Writers
      • Jack Townley
      • Manuel Seff
      • Jerry Horwin
    • Stars
      • Al Pearce
      • Dale Evans
      • Stanley Brown
    • 3User reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 nomination total

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    Al Pearce
    Al Pearce
    • Kipling 'Kippy' Ellis
    Dale Evans
    Dale Evans
    • Alice Chase
    Stanley Brown
    Stanley Brown
    • Joe Mitchell
    • (as Brad Taylor)
    William Frawley
    William Frawley
    • Sandy Hill
    Jerome Cowan
    Jerome Cowan
    • Tony Riggs
    William Trenk
    • Ladislaus Prenska
    • (as Willie Trenk)
    Arlene Harris
    Arlene Harris
    • Dolly Ward
    Joyce Compton
    Joyce Compton
    • Joan Randall
    Maude Eburne
    Maude Eburne
    • Mrs. Randall
    Irving Bacon
    Irving Bacon
    • Dennis Colby
    Lynne Romer
    • Specialty Act
    • (as The Romer Twins)
    Jean Romer
    Jean Romer
    • Specialty Act
    • (as The Romer Twins, Jeasnne Romer)
    Bill Alcorn
    • Specialty Dancer
    • (uncredited)
    Bob Alden
    • Call Boy
    • (uncredited)
    Melva Anstead
    • Show Girl
    • (uncredited)
    Sam Ash
    Sam Ash
    • Stage Manager
    • (uncredited)
    George Boyce
    • Specialty Dancer
    • (uncredited)
    Roy Brent
    • Man in Bar
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Joseph Santley
    • Writers
      • Jack Townley
      • Manuel Seff
      • Jerry Horwin
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    8sdiner82

    Charming, unpretentious musical. Dale Evans is a dish!

    Before she joined the Happy Trails as Roy Rogers' on and off-screen partner, the woefully underrated Dale Evans provided spice and spunk to a number of films--before being promoted to leading lady in this pleasant musical--with four gorgeous songs and a dazzling Dale to sing them to perfection. Like most of the Republic Studios film library, "Hitchhike to Happiness" has hitchhiked into obscurity. A pity, because though the plot is nothing special, Dale is a doll--blonde, sassy, beautiful and. . .Just imagine if MGM instead of Republic had put her under contract. In lustrous Technicolor, Dale would have become an instant star. Meanwhile, we'll have to settle for her musical-Westerns with Roy (all of them delightful--this handsome couple had charisma to spare) and her only tailored-for-Dale musical, "Hitchhike to Happiness." Forget the plot (something about a struggling actress and her supportive friends). Simply savor Dale in her prime, and she's sensational--a vivacious blonde beauty with a soothing, velvet voice and a snappy personality similar to Fox's lead contract player Alice Faye. This disarmingly sweet, good-humored, melodic showcase for dazzling Dale still remains an unexpected treat. Move over, Trigger!

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    • Trivia
      This movie was released on July 16, 1945. That was the day of the Trinity nuclear test in the New Mexico desert, the first ever detonation of a nuclear weapon.
    • Soundtracks
      Hitchhike to Happiness
      Music by Walter Kent

      Lyrics by Kim Gannon

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    • Release date
      • July 16, 1945 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Doce Impostora
    • Filming locations
      • Republic Studios - 4024 Radford Avenue, North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Republic Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 14 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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