Movie Description
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
(1949)Overview
A bookie uses a phony real estate business as a front for his betting parlor. To further keep up the sham, he hires dim-witted Ellen Grant as his secretary figuring she won't suspect any criminal goings-on. When Ellen learns of some friends who are about to lose their homes, she unwittingly drafts her boss into developing a new low-cost housing development.
Featured Crew
- Director : Lloyd Bacon
- Producer : S. Sylvan Simon
- Editor : Jerome Thoms
- Cast : Lucille Ball,William Holden,Janis Carter,James Gleason,Gloria Henry,Frank McHugh,George Cleveland,Stephen Dunne,Wanda Perry,Roy Roberts,Will Wright,Eddie Acuff,George Boyce,Peter Brocco,Wanda Cantlon,Harry Cheshire,Michael Cisney,Cliff Clark,Walter Craig,Sayre Dearing,Kay Garrett,Rudy Germane,Bret Hamilton,Sam Harris,Harry Harvey,Don Hayden,Joe Hinds,Jerry Jerome,Ted Jordan,Charles Lane,Billy Lechner,Jimmy Lloyd,King Lockwood,Ola Lorraine,Hank Mann,Charles Marsh,Nita Mathews,Claire Meade,Paul Newlan,William H. O'Brien,Jack Overman,Jack Perrin,Joe Ploski,Michael Ross,Cosmo Sardo,Jeffrey Sayre,Arthur Space,Paul Stathes,Larry Steers,Loren Tindall,Stanley Waxman
Cast
Ellen Grant
Dick Richmond
Peggy Donato
Timothy Gleason
Helen White
Kilcoyne
Judge Grant
Ralph Winton
Ruth (uncredited)
Roberts - Construction Foreman (uncredited)
Roscoe Johnson (uncredited)
Bus Driver (uncredited)
Prospective Home Buyer (uncredited)
Father of Triplets (uncredited)
Peggy's Maid (uncredited)
Leo Hopkins (uncredited)
Lawyer (uncredited)
Construction Materials Contractor (uncredited)
Minor Role (uncredited)
Man in Courtroom (uncredited)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Prospective Home Buyer (uncredited)
Minor Role (uncredited)
Meeting Guest (uncredited)
Councilman Reed (uncredited)
Prospective Home Buyer (uncredited)
Prospective Home Buyer (uncredited)
Hood (uncredited)
Hood (uncredited)
Mr. Woodruff (uncredited)
Bill - Soda Jerk (uncredited)
Homer White (uncredited)
Meeting Guest (uncredited)
Jennie Meyers (uncredited)
Workmen (uncredited)
Court Clerk (uncredited)
Ruth (uncredited)
Aunt Mae Grant (uncredited)
Hood (uncredited)
Waiter (uncredited)
Hood (uncredited)
Workmen (uncredited)
Workman (uncredited)
Hood (uncredited)
Maitre D' (uncredited)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Willacombe - Architect (uncredited)
Prospective Home Buyer (uncredited)
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Charles Meyers (uncredited)
Sig Davis (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleMiss Grant Takes Richmond
Status Released
Release Information
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1949-10-20
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 27m
Production CompaniesColumbia Pictures
Genres
- Comedy