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Once Upon A Time
Once Upon a Time (aka: My Client Curly)
 

-- Synopsis: Smalltime crook and once-hot Broadway producer Jerry Flynn (Carey Grant) is desperately searching for a new act to promote in order to save him from ruin, so along comes Curly which is a dancing worm!!! ...or is it a dancing caterpillar that dances to "Yes Sir, That's My Baby." Anyway, this young orphan boy thinks his "pet" can save the day and so does Flynn who makes the worm a media sensation and becomes a substitute father for the boy. Flynn promises the boy he will never sell the worm, but greed has a way of changing things or does it?. It is an innocent, naive little story that is really very good for the entire family.

* Has some Singing and dancing. In the undeleted scene George Tyne does a Jitterbug.

 

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More Film Information below
Date: Studio: Director: Availability:
1944 Columbia / Tri-Star Alexander Hall
[DVD] [VHS]
Runtime: Country Made: Language: Color:
89 minutes USA English Black and White
Genre: Featured Dancer  Featured Dance Dance Rating  
Comedy
George Tyne Jitterbug ok
 
Known Dancers Choreographers Actors / Actresses
Barbara Pepper Morris Stoloff (musical director) Cary Grant (Jerry Flynn)
George Tyne (Jitterbug)   Eddie Acuff
June Millarde   James Gleason (The Moke)  
Marilyn Johnson   Janet Blair (Jeannie Thompson)
Sybil Merritt   Ted Donaldson (Arthur 'Pinky' Thompson)  
Thelma Joel   William Demarest (Brandt) 
Vi Athens    
 
Dances performed in this film   Special Dance Interest
Jitterbug n/a n/a Jitterbug
       
       
       
 
Some Music Titles in Film Bands / Musicians / Singers Posters / Lobby Cards
Yes Sir, That's My Baby Janet Blair n/a
       
       
       
       
 
Stage versions of the film Cast Recording(s) / Soundtracks Similar Films Sheet Music Covers
n/a n/a n/a n/a
       
 
Books Available on this film ...
Title Author Date Published Publisher
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Other...
 
November 3, 2005
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