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The life and loves of the woman whose beauty had the world and its famous men at her feet!
6.7 / 10 IMDb May 24, 1940 2h 7m
Alice Faye plays the title role in this 1940 film biography of the early-20th-century stage star.
Director
Runtime
2h 7m
Release Date
May 24, 1940
Genre
Drama, Music
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Producers
Cast
Alice Faye
as Lillian Russell
Don Ameche
as Edward Solomon
Henry Fonda
as Alexander Moore
Edward Arnold
as Diamond Jim Brady
Warren William
as Jesse Lewisohn
Leo Carrillo
as Tony Pastor
Helen Westley
as Grandma Leonard
Nigel Bruce
as William Gilbert
Lynn Bari
as Edna McCauley
No photo
Claud Allister
as Arthur Sullivan
Una O'Connor
as Marie
William B. Davidson
as President Cleveland
Dorothy Peterson
as Cynthia Leonard
Ernest Truex
as Charles K. Leonard
Joe Weber
as Himself
Lew Fields
as Himself
Eddie Foy Jr.
as Eddie Foy Sr.
Joseph Cawthorn
as Leopold Damrosch
No photo
Diane Fisher
as Dorothy
Elyse Knox
as Lillian Russell's Sister
Production Companies
20th Century FoxAdvertisement
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