The Girl Next Door (1953)
Something new under the Musical Sun!
Stage-and-night club star Jeannie Laird buys her first home, and everyone who is anyone comes to her first garden party only to be blinded by smoke from next door. Jeannie charges next door to bawl out her new neighbor and meets comic-strip artist Bill Carter. Bill has devoted himself to his strip, and raising his ten-year-old son Joe since the death of his wife. Joe bases his strip on the everyday happenings of he and his son and is proud of keeping it scrupulously honest. When Jeannie and Bill fall in love, young Joe is hurt, especially when Bill starts using a lot of the father-son time to be with Jeannie. Bill cancels a father-son trip to Canada, and Joe decides to write a letter to Bill's syndicate pointing out that the current plot line of the script being set in Canada isn't honest, since they didn't go.
Cast
- Dan Dailey - Bill Carter
- June Haver - Jeannie Laird
- Dennis Day - Reed Appleton
- Billy Gray - Joe Carter
- Cara Williams - Rosie Green
- Natalie Schafer - Evelyn the maid
- Clinton Sundberg - Samuels the butler
- Hayden Rorke - Henry Fields
- Mary Jane Saunders - Kitty
Screenplay
- Isobel Lennart (Screenplay)
- Leslie Bush-Fekete (Story)
- Mary Helen Fay (Story)
- Mack Gordon (Lyricist)
Keywords
wedding reception, elopement, comic strip
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The Girl Next Door about?
- Stage-and-night club star Jeannie Laird buys her first home, and everyone who is anyone comes to her first garden party only to be blinded by smoke from next door. Jeannie charges next door to bawl out her new neighbor and meets comic-strip artist Bill Carter. Bill has devoted himself to his strip, and raising his ten-year-old son Joe since the death of his wife. Joe bases his strip on the everyday happenings of he and his son and is proud of keeping it scrupulously honest. When Jeannie and Bill fall in love, young Joe is hurt, especially when Bill starts using a lot of the father-son time to be with Jeannie. Bill cancels a father-son trip to Canada, and Joe decides to write a letter to Bill's syndicate pointing out that the current plot line of the script being set in Canada isn't honest, since they didn't go.
- Who directed The Girl Next Door?
- The Girl Next Door was directed by Richard Sale.
- Who stars in The Girl Next Door?
- The Girl Next Door stars Dan Dailey, June Haver, Dennis Day, Billy Gray, Cara Williams, Natalie Schafer.
- How long is The Girl Next Door?
- The Girl Next Door has a runtime of 1h 32m (92 minutes).
- What genre is The Girl Next Door?
- The Girl Next Door is a Comedy, Music, Romance film.
- Where was The Girl Next Door produced?
- The Girl Next Door was produced in United States of America.