Miss Grant Takes Richmond (1949)

5.3/10 87 min Comedy

Overview

A bookie uses a phony real estate business as a front for his betting parlor. To further keep up the sham, he hires dim-witted Ellen Grant as his secretary figuring she won't suspect any criminal goings-on. When Ellen learns of some friends who are about to lose their homes, she unwittingly drafts her boss into developing a new low-cost housing development.

Cast

Lucille Ball

Ellen Grant

William Holden

Dick Richmond

Janis Carter

Peggy Donato

James Gleason

Timothy Gleason

Gloria Henry

Helen White

Frank McHugh

Kilcoyne

George Cleveland

Judge Grant

Stephen Dunne

Ralph Winton

Wanda Perry

Ruth (uncredited)

Roy Roberts

Roberts - Construction Foreman (uncredited)

Will Wright

Roscoe Johnson (uncredited)

Eddie Acuff

Bus Driver (uncredited)

Peter Brocco

Father of Triplets (uncredited)

Harry Cheshire

Leo Hopkins (uncredited)

Cliff Clark

Construction Materials Contractor (uncredited)

Sayre Dearing

Man in Courtroom (uncredited)

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