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Look for the Silver Lining

Look for the Silver Lining

1949•1h 46m•6.1/10
DramaRomance

Ratings

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6.1/10(7)

After getting her start in her parents' vaudeville act, Marilyn Miller is taken under the wing of dance sensation Jack Donahue. He senses the girl's enormous talent, and before long she's performing on Broadway. There, she is extremely successful and finds love with songwriter Frank Carter. Yet obstacles remain for the rising star, especially when he proposes marriage just before he's set to be deployed in World War I.

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Production

Warner Bros. Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

June Haver

June Haver

Marilyn Miller

Ray Bolger

Ray Bolger

Jack Donahue

Gordon MacRae

Gordon MacRae

Frank Carter

Charles Ruggles

Charles Ruggles

Caro "Pop" Miller

Rosemary DeCamp

Rosemary DeCamp

Mom Miller

S.Z. Sakall

S.Z. Sakall

Shendorff

Bess Flowers

Bess Flowers

Lady in Agent's Office

Lee Wilde

Lee Wilde

Claire Miller

Lyn Wilde

Lyn Wilde

Ruth Miller

Dick Simmons

Dick Simmons

Henry Doran

Walter Catlett

Walter Catlett

Walter Catlett

George Zoritch

George Zoritch

Ballet Specialty

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