Peggy (1950 film)
{{Short description|1950 film by Frederick de Cordova}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Peggy
| image =File:Peggy (1950 film).jpg
| caption =
| director = Frederick De Cordova
| producer = Ralph Dietrich
| screenplay = {{ubl|George W. George|George F. Slavin}}
| story = Leon Ware
| starring = {{ubl|Diana Lynn|Charles Coburn|Charlotte Greenwood}}
| music = {{ubl|Walter Scharf|Frank Skinner}}
| cinematography = Russell Metty
| editing = Ralph Dawson
| studio = Universal-International{{AFI film|id=26449}}
| distributor = Universal Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1950|06|21}}
| runtime = 76 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Peggy is a 1950 American comedy film directed by Frederick De Cordova, and starring Diana Lynn, Charles Coburn, and Charlotte Greenwood.Bego p. 39 It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Bernard Herzbrun and Richard H. Riedel.
Plot
Professor Brookfield and his two daughters Peggy and Susan move to Pasadena, California. They both, somewhat reluctantly, enter the Rose Parade before the Rose Bowl Game. Peggy is secretly engaged to college footballer Johnny while neighbor Tom Fielding falls for Susan.
Cast
- Diana Lynn as Peggy Brookfield
- Charles Coburn as Professor "Brooks" Brookfield
- Charlotte Greenwood as Mrs. Emelia Fielding
- Barbara Lawrence as Susan Brookfield
- Charles Drake as Tom Fielding
- Rock Hudson as Johnny "Scat" Mitchell
- Connie Gilchrist as Miss Zim, the Nurse
- Griff Barnett as Dr. Philip Wilcox
- James Todd as Mr. Gardiner
- Jerome Cowan as Fred Collins
- Charles Trowbridge as Dean William Stockwell
- Ellen Corby as Mrs. Privet, the Librarian
- Donna Martell as Contestant
- James Best as Frank Addison
- Lucille Barkley as Contestant
- Peter Brocco as Bob Winters
References
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Bibliography
- Bego, Mark. Rock Hudson: public and private. Penguin Group, 1986.
External links
- {{IMDb title|0042837}}
Category:American comedy films
Category:American football films
Category:Films about competitions
Category:Films directed by Frederick de Cordova
Category:Films set in Pasadena, California
Category:Universal Pictures films
Category:1950s English-language films
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