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Miss Grant Takes Richmond

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Ellen Grant (Lucille Ball) is the worst student at her secretarial school, yet surprisingly, she is hired by real estate agent Dick Richmond (William Holden). It turns out that Dick's real estate office is just a front for a betting operation. When Ellen unknowingly takes a large bet from Dick's old flame, Peggy (Janis Carter), Peggy demands that Dick must either pay up or run off with her. It's up to the dizzy Miss Grant to find a way to extract Dick from this mess.

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Audience Member Good clean fun. This was a movie made at a time when comedy didn't rely on cussing and vulgarity. Good writing and acting. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member I'm watching MGTR right now on TCM and Lucy's a fabulous movie actress! 5 out of 5! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member One of Lucy's funniest movies! It's a crying shame that it's not as well known as her other films. And leading men don't get much better than William Holden. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member Cute - pre Lucy show, Lucile Ball is more than just Lucy Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Average comedy, uplifted tremendously by the presence of Lucille Ball and William Holden. They make it well worth watching, and the two of them have a great rapport together. Amusing. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member ** (out of four) Noteworthy mostly for the pairing of Lucille Ball and William Holden. Both seem like they were waiting for better material (which they would both get) to come along. Ball is a wacky secretary who puts a wrench in a bunch of bookies illegal activities. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Lloyd Bacon

Director

Lucille Ball

Ellen Grant

William Holden

Dick Richmond

Janis Carter

Peggy Donato

James Gleason

Timothy P. Gleason

Gloria Henry

Helen White
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Synopsis Ellen Grant (Lucille Ball) is the worst student at her secretarial school, yet surprisingly, she is hired by real estate agent Dick Richmond (William Holden). It turns out that Dick's real estate office is just a front for a betting operation. When Ellen unknowingly takes a large bet from Dick's old flame, Peggy (Janis Carter), Peggy demands that Dick must either pay up or run off with her. It's up to the dizzy Miss Grant to find a way to extract Dick from this mess.
Director
Lloyd Bacon
Producer
S. Sylvan Simon
Screenwriter
Nat Perrin, Devery Freeman, Frank Tashlin
Production Co
Columbia Pictures
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 20, 1949, Limited
Release Date (DVD)
Jul 5, 2011
Runtime
1h 27m