The Strawberry Blonde (1941)
February 21, 1941Release Date
The Strawberry Blonde (1941)
February 21, 1941Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
James Cagney
Biff Grimes
Olivia de Havilland
Amy Lind
Rita Hayworth
Virginia Brush
Alan Hale
Old Man Grimes
Jack Carson
Hugo Barnstead
George Tobias
Nicholas Pappalas
Una O'Connor
Mrs. Mulcahey
George Reeves
Harold
Lucile Fairbanks
Harold's Girl Friend
Edward McNamara
Big Joe
Helen Lynd
Josephine
Herbert Heywood
Toby
Herbert Anderson
Girl-Chaser in a Park (uncredited)
Raoul Walsh
Director
Julius J. Epstein
Screenplay
Philip G. Epstein
Screenplay
James Hagan
Theatre Play
Heinz Roemheld
Original Music Composer
James Wong Howe
Director of Photography
William Holmes
Editor
Leo F. Forbstein
Music Director
Hal B. Wallis
Executive Producer
William Cagney
Associate Producer
Robert M. Haas
Art Direction
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Details.
Release DateFebruary 21, 1941
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 37m
Content RatingNR
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The Strawberry Blonde is a 1941 American romantic comedy film directed by Raoul Walsh, starring James Cagney and Olivia de Havilland, and featuring Rita Hayworth, Alan Hale, Jack Carson, and George Tobias. Set in New York City around 1900, it features songs of that era such as "The Band Played On", "Bill Bailey", "Meet Me in St. Louis, Louie", "Wait Till The Sun Shines Nellie", and "Love Me and the World Is Mine". It was nominated for an Academy Award in 1941 for Best Scoring of a Musical Picture. The title is most often listed beginning with the word The (as it appears in the opening credits), but the film's posters and promotional materials called it simply Strawberry Blonde.
The film was a more lighthearted remake of the 1933 non-musical movie One Sunday Afternoon, directed by Stephen Roberts and starring Gary Cooper. Unlike that earlier picture, it was a hit. In 1948, Walsh directed a third version of the story, also called One Sunday Afternoon, featuring early 20th-century songs combined with original musical numbers.