The French Line

The French Line is a 1954 musical film starring Jane Russell made by RKO Pictures, directed by Lloyd Bacon and produced by Edmund Grainger, with Howard Hughes as executive producer. The screenplay was by Mary Loos and Richard Sale, based on a story by Matty Kemp and Isabel Dawn. It was filmed in three strip technicolor and Dual strip polarized 3D during what many consider 3-D films "golden era" of 1952-1954. Gilbert Roland co-stars and Kim Novak makes her first film appearance. Millionairess Mame Carson's oil empire spells trouble for her love life. Men are either after her fortune or afraid...
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Release date:	1954
Directed by:	Lloyd Bacon
Runtime:	102 Minutes
Music by:	Walter Scharf
Cinematography:	Harry J. Wild
Screenplay by:	Mary Loos
Genre:	Musical, Comedy

Cast of The French Line

Gilbert Roland

Born:Dec. 11, 1905

Died:May 15, 1994

Kim Novak

Born:February 13, 1933

Age:79

Jane Russell

Mary 'Mame' Carson

Born:June 21, 1921

Died:Feb. 28, 2011

Arthur Hunnicutt

Born:Feb. 17, 1910

Died:Sept. 26, 1979

Craig Stevens

Born:July 8, 1918

Died:May 10, 2000

Mary McCarty

Born:Sept. 27, 1923

Died:Apr. 30, 1980

Film director of The French Line

Lloyd Bacon

Born: December 4, 1889

Died: November 15, 1955

Lloyd Francis Bacon was a screen, stage, and vaudeville actor and film director. Bacon was born in San Jose California, the son of actor Frank Bacon, later the co-author and star of the long running Broadway show 'Lightnin' , and Jennie Bacon. He was not related to actor Irving Bacon whom he...
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The Fighting Sullivans: Bonus Material	2005
She Couldn't Say No	1954	Comedy
The French Line	1954	Musical
Walking My Baby Back Home	1953	Musical
The Great Sioux Uprising	1953	Western
The I Don't Care Girl	1953	Musical
The Frogmen	1951	Action
Call Me Mister	1951	Musical
Golden Girl	1951	Musical
The Fuller Brush Girl	1950	Comedy
Kill the Umpire	1950
The Good Humor Man	1950	Adventure
It Happens Every Spring	1949	Comedy
Mother Is a Freshman	1949	Comedy
Miss Grant Takes Richmond	1949	Comedy
You Were Meant for Me	1948	Musical
Give My Regards to Broadway	1948	Musical
An Innocent Affair	1948	Comedy
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now	1947	Musical
Home Sweet Homicide	1946
Wake Up and Dream	1946
Captain Eddie	1945
The Fighting Sullivans	1944
Sunday Dinner for a Soldier	1944
Action in the North Atlantic	1943	Action
Silver Queen	1942	Western
Larceny, Inc.	1942	Comedy
Wings for the Eagle	1942
Affectionately Yours	1941	Comedy
Footsteps in the Dark	1941	Comedy
Honeymoon for Three	1941
Navy Blues	1941
Brother Orchid	1940	Comedy
Knute Rockne, All American	1940	Biography
Three Cheers for the Irish	1940
Invisible Stripes	1939
The Oklahoma Kid	1939	Western
Wings Of The Navy	1939
Espionage Agent	1939	Action
A Child Is Born	1939
Indianapolis Speedway	1939	Action
Cowboy from Brooklyn	1938	Comedy
A Slight Case of Murder	1938	Comedy
Boy Meets Girl	1938
Racket Busters	1938
San Quentin	1937	Action
Marked Woman	1937
Ever Since Eve	1937
Submarine D-1	1937	Adventure
Cain and Mabel	1936	Comedy
Gold Diggers of 1937	1936	Musical
Sons o' Guns	1936	Musical
Frisco Kid	1935	Adventure
Broadway Gondolier	1935	Musical
Devil Dogs of the Air	1935	Action
In Caliente	1935	Comedy
The Irish in Us	1935	Comedy
Here Comes the Navy	1934	Comedy
He Was Her Man	1934
Wonder Bar	1934	Musical
6 Day Bike Rider	1934
A Very Honorable Guy	1934	Comedy
Son of a Sailor	1933	Action
42nd Street	1933	Musical
Footlight Parade	1933	Musical
Mary Stevens, M.D.	1933
Picture Snatcher	1933	Adventure
Alias the Doctor	1932
You Said a Mouthful	1932	Comedy
Crooner	1932	Musical
Fireman, Save My Child	1932
Miss Pinkerton	1932
The Famous Ferguson Case	1932
Manhattan Parade	1931	Musical
Honor of the Family	1931	Adventure
Gold Dust Gertie	1931	Comedy
Sit Tight	1931
Fifty Million Frenchmen	1931	Musical
Kept Husbands	1931
Moby Dick	1930	Adventure
The Office Wife	1930
She Couldn't Say No	1930
A Notorious Affair	1930
The Other Tomorrow	1930
Honky Tonk	1929	Musical
Say It with Songs	1929	Musical
No Defense	1929
So Long Letty	1929
Stark Mad	1929	Adventure
The Singing Fool	1928	Musical
The Lion and the Mouse	1928
Pay as You Enter	1928
The Question of Today	1928
Women They Talk About	1928	Comedy
The Heart of Maryland	1927
A Sailor's Sweetheart	1927	Comedy
Brass Knuckles	1927
Finger Prints	1927
Smith's Customer	1927
White Flannels	1927

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