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Diamond Horseshoe

The musical that outstrips them all

4.0

1h 44m

1945

“The musical that outstrips them all”

Synopsis

Joe Davis Sr., headliner at a big nightclub, is visited by medical student son Joe Jr., who to Dad's chagrin wants to be a crooner, and soon comes between Dad and his girlfriend Claire. So glamorous dancer Bonnie is enlisted to distract Junior. Which does Bonnie want more, the fur coat or true love? Plot is a framework for numerous Ziegfeld style stage productions.

Director

George Seaton

MusicComedy

Cast & Crew

Betty Grable

Betty Grable

as Bonnie Collins

Dick Haymes

Dick Haymes

as Joe Davis, Jr.

Phil Silvers

Phil Silvers

as Blinkie Miller

William Gaxton

William Gaxton

as Joe Davis Sr.

Beatrice Kay

Beatrice Kay

as Claire Williams

Carmen Cavallaro

Carmen Cavallaro

as Himself (pianist)

Willie Solar

as Double-Talking Singer Comedian

Margaret Dumont

Margaret Dumont

as Mrs. Standish

Gladys Gale

Gladys Gale

as Chorine (uncredited)

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