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Small Town Girl (1953) was a Musical - Romance Film directed by L?szl? Kardos and produced by Joe Pasternak.

Academy Awards 1953 --- Ceremony Number 26 (source: AMPAS)

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Best Music - SongMusic by Nicholas Brodszky; Lyrics by Leo RobinNominated
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Musical Monday: Small Town Girl (1953)

on Nov 2, 2015 From Comet Over Hollywood

It?s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week?s musical: ?Small Town Girl? (1953)? Mu... Read full article


Just a small town girl. (1)

By Brandie on Jun 6, 2012 From True Classics

One day, the Kimbell family of tiny Duck Creek, Connecticut, sits down for dinner after church. As patriarch Gordon (Robert Keith) says grace, they are interrupted by visitors. Wealthy Rick Belrow Livingston (Farley Granger) and his tap-dancing Broadway star girlfriend, Lisa Bellmount (Ann Miller), ... Read full article


Small Town Girl (1936)

By Judy on Jan 2, 2011 From Movie Classics

I saw in the New Year with yet another 1930s William Wellman movie which isn’t available on DVD! After seeing this one twice, I can hardly believe that it hasn’t had an official release. It is a highly entertaining romantic comedy-drama and has close links with Wellman’s Oscar-winn... Read full article


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Jane Powell was pregnant during the filming of this movie.
Bobby Van performs a long 'dance' sequence in which he jumps continuously. At first glance it seems that he does it all in one take. However, the dance was so tiring that it was cut into three segments so that he could rest. The cuts are covered by changes in camera angle and placement.
Hank Williams was to have made his acting debut in this film as a small-town sheriff, but died shortly before filming got underway.
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