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Movie Info

After the Civil War, small-town girl Helen Leonard (Alice Faye) and her family move from Iowa to New York City. Leonard aspires to be an opera singer, but her dreams alter when an ambitious music hall producer thinks she'd do better with him. She changes her name to Lillian Russell and breaks out as a huge star of music theater. Despite success, Russell craves love, and becomes the object of desire of several men, including a reporter (Henry Fonda) and a sensitive musician (Don Ameche).

Genre:

musical
Original Language:

English
Director:

Irving Cummings
Producer:

Darryl F. Zanuck
Writer:

William Anthony McGuire
Release Date (Streaming):

Jul 8, 2018
Runtime:

2h 7m

Cast & Crew

Alice Faye
Helen Leonard, Lillian Russell

Don Ameche
Edward Solomon

Henry Fonda
Alexander Moore

Edward Arnold
Diamond Jim Brady

Warren William
The Famous J.L.

Leo Carrillo
Tony Pastor

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Critic Reviews for Lillian Russell

All Critics (1) | Fresh (1)

Lillian Russell is a good picture and Darryl F. Zanuck has done a good job producing it.

January 13, 2021 | Full Review…

Lillian Blackstone
Tampa Bay Times