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Susie Steps Out

Susie Steps Out

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Susie Steps Out

"You're bubbling over with music..doubling over with laughter"

1946

1h 5m

10.0(1 votes)

Comedy

Music

Romance

Overview

After her father loses his job because of illness, adolescent Susie Russell poses as older than she is in order to get a job singing in a night club. Complications arising from the deception involve her older sister Clara, who works at an ad agency and the radio crooner, Jeffrey Westcott, whom she is in love with.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

David Bruce

David Bruce

Jeffrey Westcott

Cleatus Caldwell

Cleatus Caldwell

Clara Russell

Nita Hunter

Nita Hunter

Susie Russell

Howard Freeman

Howard Freeman

Mr. Starr

Grady Sutton

Grady Sutton

Dixon

Margaret Dumont

Margaret Dumont

Mrs. Starr

Percival Vivian

Papa Russell

Joseph J. Greene

Bailey

John Berkes

John Berkes

Wilkins

Harry Barris

Harry Barris

Ned

Creative team

Directed by: Reginald Le Borg
Written by: Elwood Ullman
Reginald Le Borg

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