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Director:
Writers:
Harry Clork (screenplay)
Otto A. Harbach (play)
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Release Date:
2 September 1950 (USA) more
Genre:
Plot:
In this reworking of "No, No, Nanette," wealthy heiress Nanette Carter bets her uncle $25,000 that she can say "no" to everything for 48 hours... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Golden Globe. more
User Comments:
Simply Spectacular! more (17 total)

Cast

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Doris Day ... Nanette Carter

Gordon MacRae ... Jimmy Smith
Gene Nelson ... Tommy Trainor
Eve Arden ... Pauline Hastings
Billy De Wolfe ... Larry Blair
S.Z. Sakall ... J. Maxwell Bloomhaus
Bill Goodwin ... William 'Moe' Early
Patrice Wymore ... Beatrice Darcy (as Pat Wymore)
Virginia Gibson ... Mabel Wiley
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George Baxter ... Mr. Woltz, Show Backer (uncredited)
Carol Coombs ... Friend of Lynne & Richard (uncredited)
Jack Daley ... Truck Driver (uncredited)
Herschel Daugherty ... Theatre Manager (uncredited)
Abe Dinovitch ... Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Elinor Donahue ... Lynne Smith (uncredited)

Pat Flaherty ... Terry Clancy, Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Elizabeth Flournoy ... Hattie, Early's Secretary (uncredited)
Bess Flowers ... First-Nighter in Box (uncredited)
Art Gilmore ... Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Carol Haney ... Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Harry Harvey ... Mr. Grover, Show Backer (uncredited)
John Hedloe ... Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Crauford Kent ... Stevens, the Butler (uncredited)
Daria Massey ... Friend of Lynne & Richard (uncredited)
Johnny McGovern ... Richard Smith (uncredited)
Michael Miller ... Friend of Lynne & Richard (uncredited)
Norman Ollestad ... Friend of Lynne & Richard (uncredited)
Robert 'Buddy' Shaw ... Piano Mover (uncredited)

Angela Stevens ... Chorus girl (uncredited)
Dee Turnell ... Chorus girl (uncredited)
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Directed by
David Butler 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Harry Clork  screenplay
Otto A. Harbach  play "No, No, Nanette"
William Jacobs  writer
Frank Mandel  play "No, No, Nanette"
Emil Nyitray  play "No, No, Nanette"

Produced by
William Jacobs .... producer
 
Non-Original Music by
Vincent Youmans (from musical "No, No, Nanette")
 
Cinematography by
Wilfred M. Cline (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Irene Morra 
 
Art Direction by
Douglas Bacon 
 
Set Decoration by
Lyle B. Reifsnider  (as L. Reifsnider)
 
Costume Design by
Leah Rhodes 
 
Makeup Department
Al Greenway .... makeup artist
Tillie Starriett .... hair stylist (as Tillie Starret)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Philip Quinn .... assistant director (as Phil Quinn)
 
Sound Department
Charles David Forrest .... sound (as David Forrest)
Dolph Thomas .... sound
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Jack Albin .... still photographer
Frank Flanagan .... gaffer (as Frank Flannigan)
Charles Harris .... grip (as Chuck Harris)
George Gordon Nogle .... camera operator (as George Nogle)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Leah Rhodes .... wardrobe
 
Music Department
Ray Heindorf .... musical director
Ray Heindorf .... orchestrator
LeRoy Prinz .... director: musical numbers
 
Other crew
Mitchell Kovaleski .... technicolor color consultant
Eddie Prinz .... choreographer
LeRoy Prinz .... choreographer
Al White Jr. .... choreographer (as Al White)
Alma Young .... script supervisor
 

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Additional Details

Runtime:
98 min
Country:
Language:
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
In this version of the Broadway musical "No, No, Nanette", Eve Arden plays Pauline, but in the original 1940 version she played Kitty. more
Movie Connections:
Version of No, No, Nanette (1940) more
Soundtrack:
When the Sea Is Calling Me more

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6 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
Simply Spectacular!, 25 October 1998
Author: William David Simmons from Newport, RI

Doris Day at her best! This film made me a fan. I love you Doris...and hope you are blessed knowing you've lifted my spirits many times. The color is out of this world in this bright cheerful film too.

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