The Reformer and the Redhead
June Allyson in the film
Directed byNorman Panama
and Melvin Frank
Written byNorman Panama
and Melvin Frank
Based onThe Reformer and the Redhead
1949 story in The Saturday Evening Post
by Robert Carson
Produced byNorman Panama
and Melvin Frank
StarringJune Allyson
Dick Powell
CinematographyRay June, A.S.C.
Edited byGeorge White
Music byDavid Raksin
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • May 5, 1950 (1950-05-05)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,123,000[1]
Box office$2,127,000[1]

The Reformer and the Redhead is a 1950 American romantic comedy film written, produced and directed by Norman Panama and Melvin Frank, and starring June Allyson and Dick Powell.[2]

Plot

Kathleen Maguire is the daughter of a long-time zookeeper, Dr. Kevin G. Maguire, who is fired from his job for political reasons. She turns for help to a crusading young attorney, Andrew Rockton Hale. Trouble comes in the form of both political corruption and a loose lion.

Cast

Uncredited:

Reception

According to MGM records the film earned $1,688,000 in the US and Canada and $439,000 elsewhere, resulting in a profit of $214,000.[1][3]

References

  1. ^ a b c The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
  2. ^ Crowther, Bosley (April 10, 1950). "The Reformer and the Redhead (1950)". The New York Times.
  3. ^ "Top Grosses of 1950". Variety. January 3, 1951. p. 58.

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Films directed by Melvin Frank
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