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The Girl Next Door (1953) was a Comedy - Musical Film directed by Richard Sale and produced by Robert Bassler.

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Doris Day: The Untold Story of the Girl Next Door

on Sep 5, 2016 From Journeys in Classic Film

Doris Day is an interesting figure in classic cinema. Appointed as the personification of the 1950s cult of domesticity, Day’s career and work as an actress has her labeled as chaste and wholesome, her movies indicative of an oppressive standard for women. In watching her films, and as deconst... Read full article


Doris Day: The Untold Story of the Girl Next Door

By BG Voita on Jul 31, 2014 From Classic Reel Girl

ISBN 978-0-7535-1809-0 In 2008, Virgin Books released David Kaufman's biography of the quintessential girl next door, Doris Day. The book is over 500 pages long (tiny print), but given the length of Doris Day's successful career--ranging from singing to acting to advocating and spanning over five ... Read full article


JUNE ALLYSON: Not Just the Girl Next Door

By Lara on May 21, 2014 From Backlots

Upon glancing at TCM’s schedule for this month, I was thrilled to see that the network is paying tribute to the wonderful June Allyson as their featured Star of the Month. In addition to her status as one of the most charming and charismatic stars at MGM, I have a special connection to June Al... Read full article


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Rejecting the part of Jeannie Laird, Betty Grable turned down a fifth movie match-up with Dan Dailey. Twentieth Century-Fox then placed Miss Grable on suspension.
Dennis Day final movie performance.
This was June Haver's last feature-film appearance.
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