Lillian Russell (1940)
The life and loves of the woman whose beauty had the world and its famous men at her feet!
Alice Faye plays the title role in this 1940 film biography of the early-20th-century stage star.
- Date of release
- 1940-05-24
- TMDB
- 6.7 / 10 (12)
- Runtime
- 2h 7m
- Genres
- Drama, Music
- Director
- Irving Cummings
Casting
- Alice Faye — Lillian Russell
- Don Ameche — Edward Solomon
- Henry Fonda — Alexander Moore
- Edward Arnold — Diamond Jim Brady
- Warren William — Jesse Lewisohn
- Leo Carrillo — Tony Pastor
- Helen Westley — Grandma Leonard
- Nigel Bruce — William Gilbert
- Lynn Bari — Edna McCauley
- Claud Allister — Arthur Sullivan
- Una O'Connor — Marie
- William B. Davidson — President Cleveland
Interesting facts
- Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1
Lillian Russell is a 1940 American biographical film of the life of the singer and actress. The screenplay was by William Anthony McGuire. The film was directed by Irving Cummings and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck. It stars Alice Faye in the title role, Don Ameche, Henry Fonda and Edward Arnold as Diamond Jim Brady.
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