Hitchhike to Happiness (1945)

7.0/10 • 74 min • Music Comedy

Overview

An aspiring playwright gets a job in a New York City restaurant favored by celebrities in hopes of getting a break. Unfortunately, most of them believe that the waiter lacks the talent to make it big. Only an aspiring songwriter, and a former waitress who has become a famous Hollywood radio star, really believe in him. When the ex-waitress drops by the restaurant to say hello, she and the others decide to play a trick on an arrogant producer by making him believe the waiter has written a sure-fire hit. They succeed and the producer puts on the show. The singer gets to be the star. When the show becomes a smash, everyone is surprised. Songs include: "Hitchhike To Happiness," "For You And Me," "Sentimental," and "My Pushover Heart."

Cast

Al Pearce

Kipling 'Kippy' Ellis

Dale Evans

Alice Chase

Stanley Brown

Joe Mitchell

William Frawley

Sandy Hill

Jerome Cowan

Tony Riggs

Arlene Harris

Dolly Ward

Joyce Compton

Joan Randall

Maude Eburne

Mrs. Randall

Irving Bacon

Dennis Colby

Sam Ash

Stage Manager (uncredited)

Horace B. Carpenter

Stage Doorman (uncredited)

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