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Lillian Russell

Irving Cummings

1940 • 2h 7m

Alice Faye plays the title role in this 1940 film biography of the early-20th-century stage star.

Lillian Russell

Cast

Alice Faye

Alice FayeLillian Russell

Don Ameche

Don AmecheEdward Solomon

Henry Fonda

Henry FondaAlexander Moore

Edward Arnold

Edward ArnoldDiamond Jim Brady

Warren William

Warren WilliamJesse Lewisohn

Leo Carrillo

Leo CarrilloTony Pastor

Helen Westley

Helen WestleyGrandma Leonard

Nigel Bruce

Nigel BruceWilliam Gilbert

Lynn Bari

Lynn BariEdna McCauley

Claud Allister

Claud AllisterArthur Sullivan

Una O'Connor

Una O'ConnorMarie

William B. Davidson

William B. DavidsonPresident Cleveland

Dorothy Peterson

Dorothy PetersonCynthia Leonard

Ernest Truex

Ernest TruexCharles K. Leonard

Joe Weber

Joe WeberHimself

Crew

Irving Cummings

Irving CummingsDirector

Travis Banton

Travis BantonCostume Design

Gene Markey

Gene MarkeyAssociate Producer

Leon Shamroy

Leon ShamroyDirector of Photography

Darryl F. Zanuck

Darryl F. ZanuckProducer

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Lillian Russell (1940) — Backlot Notes