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It's a Date is a 1940 American musical film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Deanna Durbin, Kay Francis, and Walter Pidgeon. Based on a story by Jane Hall, Frederick Kohner, and Ralph Block, the film is about an aspiring actress who is offered the lead in a major new play, but discovers that her mother, a more experienced actress, was hoping to get the same part. Their lives are complicated further when they both get involved with the same man. Distributed by Universal Pictures, It's a Date was remade in 1950 as Nancy Goes to Rio.
Original Release
03/22/1940
US Release
03/22/1940
Cast
Name | Character |
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Deanna Durbin | Pamela Drake |
Kay Francis | Georgia Drake |
Walter Pidgeon | John Arlen |
Eugene Pallette | Gov. Allen / Governor Allen |
Henry Stephenson | Capt. Andrew / Captain Andrew |
Cecilia Loftus | Sara Frankenstein |
Samuel S. Hinds | Sidney Simpson |
Lewis Howard | Freddie Miller / Fred 'Freddie' Miller |
S.Z. Sakall | Karl Ober |
Fritz Feld | Headwaiter / Oscar, the Headwaiter |
Directors
Writers
Norman Krasna, Jane Hall, Frederick Kohner, Ralph Block
Cast
Name | Character |
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Deanna Durbin | Pamela Drake |
Kay Francis | Georgia Drake |
Walter Pidgeon | John Arlen |
Eugene Pallette | Gov. Allen / Governor Allen |
Henry Stephenson | Capt. Andrew / Captain Andrew |
Cecilia Loftus | Sara Frankenstein |
Samuel S. Hinds | Sidney Simpson |
Lewis Howard | Freddie Miller / Fred 'Freddie' Miller |
S.Z. Sakall | Karl Ober |
Fritz Feld | Headwaiter / Oscar, the Headwaiter |
Virginia Brissac | Miss Holden |
Romaine Callender | Evans |
Joe King | First Mate Kelly |
Mary Kelley | Governor's Wife |
Eddie Polo | Quarter Master |
Harry Owens and His Royal Hawaiians | Harry Owens Orchestra |
Harry Owens | Royal Hawaiians Orchestra Leader / Harry Owens - Royal Hawaiians Orchestra Leader |
Eddie Acuff | Ship's Steward |
Mark Anthony | Officer |
John Arledge | Newcomer on Ship |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Joe Pasternak | Producer |