Million Dollar Legs (1939)
Take A Peek ! Don't stare to long . . . when you see them !
At Middleton College, controlled by rich donor Melton, only paying sports are allowed. But Freddie Frye, conniving student body president, has to get a letter in some sport to win back his girl Susie; he schemes to revive crew boat racing. Sinking boats, no money, and his own waistline stand in his way. Can they win the big race with State University?
- Date of release
- 1939-07-13
- TMDB
- 6.0 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 1h 5m
- Genres
- Music
- Director
- Nick Grindé, Edward Dmytryk
Casting
- Betty Grable — Carol Parker
- John Hartley — Greg Melton Jr
- Donald O'Connor — Sticky Boone
- Jackie Coogan — Russ Simpson
- Buster Crabbe — Coach Jordan (as Larry Crabbe)
- Thurston Hall — Gregory Melton Sr.
- Peter Lind Hayes — Freddie 'Ten-Percent' Fry
- Dorothea Kent — Susie Quinn
- Richard Denning — Hunk Jordan
- Phil Warren — Buck Hogan
- Edward Arnold Jr. — Blimp Garrett
- Roy Gordon — Dean Wixby
Interesting facts
Million Dollar Legs is a 1939 American comedy film starring Betty Grable, Jackie Coogan, John Hartley and Donald O'Connor.
Production
Betty Grable and Jackie Coogan were married at the time and had appeared together the previous year playing supporting roles in the musical comedy College Swing starring George Burns, Gracie Allen, Martha Raye and Bob Hope. Not long after this film, Twentieth Century-Fox insured Grable's legs for $1 million.
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