Hitchhike to Happiness (1945)
1h 14m
Running Time
July 16, 1945Release Date
Hitchhike to Happiness (1945)
1h 14m
Running Time
July 16, 1945Release Date
Plot.
An aspiring playwright gets a job in a New York City restaurant favored by celebrities in hopes of getting a break. Unfortunately, most of them believe that the waiter lacks the talent to make it big. Only an aspiring songwriter, and a former waitress who has become a famous Hollywood radio star, really believe in him. When the ex-waitress drops by the restaurant to say hello, she and the others decide to play a trick on an arrogant producer by making him believe the waiter has written a sure-fire hit. They succeed and the producer puts on the show. The singer gets to be the star. When the show becomes a smash, everyone is surprised. Songs include: "Hitchhike To Happiness," "For You And Me," "Sentimental," and "My Pushover Heart."
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Cast & Crew.
Al Pearce
Kipling 'Kippy' Ellis
Dale Evans
Alice Chase
Stanley Brown
Joe Mitchell
William Frawley
Sandy Hill
Jerome Cowan
Tony Riggs
Willy Trenk-Trebitsch
Ladislaus Prenska
Joseph Santley
Director
Arlene Harris
Dolly Ward
Jack Townley
Writer
Joyce Compton
Joan Randall
Manuel Seff
Writer
Jerry Horwin
Writer
Maude Eburne
Mrs. Randall
Jack A. Marta
Cinematographer
Irving Bacon
Dennis Colby
Lynne Romer
Specialty Act
Fred Allen
Editor
Jean Romer
Specialty Act
Bill Alcorn
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Bob Alden
Call Boy (uncredited)
Melva Anstead
Show Girl (uncredited)
Sam Ash
Stage Manager (uncredited)
George Boyce
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Roy Brent
Man in Bar (uncredited)
Lucille Byron
Show Girl (uncredited)
Horace B. Carpenter
Stage Doorman (uncredited)
Martha Carroll
Show Girl (uncredited)
Wheaton Chambers
Sam Jones (uncredited)
Tom Dillon
Ryan (uncredited)
Bobbie Dorree
Show Girl (uncredited)
Kenne Duncan
Man in Bar (uncredited)
Al Eben
Smith (uncredited)
Mary Emery
Maria, the Maid (uncredited)
Geraldine Farnum
Show Girl (uncredited)
Jack Gargan
Brown (uncredited)
George Golden
Davis (uncredited)
Harriette Haddon
Show Girl (uncredited)
Fred Howard
Newspaper Columnist (uncredited)
Rosemonde James
Show Girl (uncredited)
Marian Kerrigan
Show Girl (uncredited)
Mike Lally
Customer (uncredited)
Nolan Leary
Customer (uncredited)
Wilbur Mack
Customer (uncredited)
Frank Mayo
Police Detective (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
Publisher (uncredited)
Rose Marie Morel
Show Girl (uncredited)
Charles Murray Jr.
Newspaper Columnist (uncredited)
Joe Niemeyer
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Wendell Niles
Wendell Niles (uncredited)
Florence Pepper
Cashier (uncredited)
Patti Posten
Show Girl (uncredited)
Beverly Reedy
Show Girl (uncredited)
Arlyn Roberts
Show Girl (uncredited)
Kenneth Rundquist
Truck Driver (uncredited)
Fred Santley
Thompson (uncredited)
Syd Saylor
Man on Street (uncredited)
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Hitchhike to Happiness is a 1945 musical that was nominated at the 18th Academy Awards in the category of Best Musical score. Which Morton Scott was nominated for.