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Diamond Horseshoe (1945)
Joe Davis Sr., headliner at a big nightclub, is visited by medical student son Joe Jr., who to Dad's chagrin wants to be a crooner, and soon comes between Dad and his girlfriend Claire. So glamorous dancer Bonnie is enlisted to distract Junior. Which does Bonnie want more, the fur coat or true love? Plot is a framework for numerous Ziegfeld style stage productions.
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Joe Davis Sr., headliner at a big nightclub, is visited by medical student son Joe Jr., who to Dad's chagrin wants to be a crooner, and soon comes between Dad and his girlfriend Claire. So glamorous dancer Bonnie is enlisted to distract Junior. Which does Bonnie want more, the fur coat or true love? Plot is a framework for numerous Ziegfeld style stage productions.
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Genre:Music, Comedy
Written By:George Seaton
In Theaters:5/2/1945
Box Office:
Runtime:104 minutes
Studio:20th Century Fox
Cast
George Seaton
Director
Betty Grable
Bonnie Collins
Dick Haymes
Joe Davis, Jr.
Phil Silvers
Blinkie Miller
William Gaxton
Joe Davis Sr.
Beatrice Kay
Claire Williams
Carmen Cavallaro
Himself (pianist)
Willie Solar
Double-Talking Singer Comedian
Margaret Dumont
Mrs. Standish
Gladys Gale
Chorine (uncredited)
Virginia Walker
Chorine (uncredited)
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