Coney Island (1943)
1h 36m
Running Time
June 18, 1943Release Date
Coney Island (1943)
1h 36m
Running Time
June 18, 1943Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
Set at the turn of the century, smooth talking con man Eddie Johnson weasels his way into a job at friend and rival Joe Rocco's Coney Island night spot. Eddie meets the club's star attraction (and Joe's love interest), Kate Farley, a brash singer with a penchant for flashy clothes. Eddie and Kate argue as he tries to soften her image. Eventually, Kate becomes the toast of Coney Island and the two fall in love. Joe then tries to sabotage their marriage plans.
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Cast & Crew.
Betty Grable
Kate Farley
George Montgomery
Eddie Johnson
Cesar Romero
Joe Rocco
Phil Silvers
Frankie
Charles Winninger
Finnigan
Matt Briggs
William Hammerstein
Phyllis Kennedy
Dolly
Paul Hurst
Louie
Andrew Tombes
Horace Carter
Hal K. Dawson
Cashier
Frank Orth
Bartender
Libby Taylor
Libby
Bert Hanlon
Saloon Patron
Bess Flowers
Society Patron at Ocean Gardens
Byron Foulger
Church Organist
Hermes Pan
Specialty Dancer / Choreographer
Ernest Palmer
Cinematographer
Leo Diamond
Solidaires Leader
Herbert Ashley
Heckler
Eddie Borden
Man in Carnival Crowd
George Boyce
Chorus Boy
Yakima Canutt
Saloon Waiter in Brawl / Stunts
Ruth Clifford
Saloon Patron
Alec Craig
Billy
Carmen D'Antonio
Specialty Dancer
Harold DeGarro
Stiltwalker
Abe Diamond
Member, the Solidaires
Mike Donovan
Sidewalk Mourner
Tom Dugan
Charlie Fitch
Jimmie Dundee
Drunken Bricklayer
Jack George
Violinist
Ruth Gillette
Saloon Patron
George Gramlich
Chorus Boy
William Halligan
Murph, the Cop
Richard Hayman
Member, the Solidaires
Claire James
Girl Friend
Delos Jewkes
Member of quartettes, 'Irish' number and singing waiters
John Kelly
Drunken Bricklayer
Paul Kruger
Man at Harem Show
Ethan Laidlaw
Henchman
Merrill Long
Chorus Boy
Sally Loomis
Drum Majorette
Jimmie Lucas
Heckler
Pete Maggio
Member, the Solidaires
George Magrill
Tough Guy at Harem Show
Trudy Marshall
Girl Friend
Alphonse Martell
Jerry - Headwaiter
Thomas Martin
Bartender
Harry Masters
Chorus Boy
Pat McKee
Saloon Patron
Ed McNamara
Policeman
John 'Skins' Miller
Drunken Bricklayer
Joe Niemeyer
Member of quartette, 'Irish' number
Gene Ramey
Member of quartette, singing waiters
Gus Reed
Member of quartette, singing waiters
Dewey Robinson
Man in Carnival Crowd
Harry Roller
Member, the Solidaires
Francis Sayles
Heckler
Harry Seymour
Piano Player
Mary Stewart
Harem Girl / Dancer
Amzie Strickland
Dancer
Jim Toney
Drunken Bricklayer
Vanita Wade
Dancer
Walton Walker
Chorus Boy
Media.
Details.
Release DateJune 18, 1943
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 36m
Content RatingNR
Budget$1,620,000
Box Office$3,305,000
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
musical
coney island
Wiki.
Coney Island is a 1943 American Technicolor musical film released by Twentieth Century Fox and starring Betty Grable in one of her biggest hits. A "gay nineties" musical (set in that time period), it also featured George Montgomery, Cesar Romero, and Phil Silvers, was choreographed by Hermes Pan, and was directed by Walter Lang. Betty Grable also starred in the 1950 remake, Wabash Avenue.
In 1944, the year after the film was released, it was nominated for an Oscar for Alfred Newman in the category of Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture
The film is also known as: Coney Island in Sweden, L'île aux plaisirs in France, L'isola delle sirene in Italy, San oneiro in Greece, Se necesitan maridos in Spain and Tivolin kaunotar in Finland.
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