Hitchhike to Happiness

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Hitchhike to Happiness

Directed by	Joseph Santley
Written by	Jerry Horwin Manuel Seff Jack Townley
Produced by	Donald H. Brown
Starring	Al Pearce Dale Evans Stanley Brown William Frawley
Cinematography	Jack A. Marta
Edited by	Fred Allen
Music by	Morton Scott R. Dale Butts (additional music-uncredited) Joseph Dubin (uncredited) Walter Scharf (stock music-uncredited) Marlin Skiles (additional music-uncredited) Stanley Wilson (uncredited)
Production company	Republic Pictures
Distributed by	Republic Pictures
Release date	July 16, 1945 (1945-07-16)
Running time	74 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Hitchhike to Happiness is a 1945 American musical film directed by Joseph Santley and starring Al Pearce, Dale Evans and Jerome Cowan. It was nominated at the 18th Academy Awards in the category of Best Musical score. which Morton Scott was nominated for.^[1]^[2] It was produced and distributed by Republic Pictures.

Plot

A famous radio singer returns to New York City to reunite with her old friends who are unaware of who she is due to how she uses a stage name. She falls in love with a struggling songwriter as well.

Cast

Al Pearce as Kipling 'Kippy' Ellis
Dale Evans as Alice Chase
Brad Taylor as Joe Mitchell
William Frawley as Sandy Hill
Jerome Cowan as Tony Riggs
Willie Trenk as Ladislaus Prenska
Arlene Harris as Dolly Ward
Joyce Compton as Joan Randall
Maude Eburne as Mrs. Randall
Irving Bacon as Dennis Colby

References

^ "The 18th Academy Awards (1946) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
^ "Hitchhike to Happiness awards". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2016. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2014.

External links

Hitchhike to Happiness at IMDb
Hitchhike to Happiness at the TCM Movie Database
‹The template AllMovie title is being considered for deletion.› Hitchhike to Happiness at AllMovie

Films directed by Joseph Santley

The Cocoanuts (1929)
Swing High (1930)
The Loudspeaker (1934)
Young and Beautiful (1934)
Million Dollar Baby (1934)
Harmony Lane (1935)
Waterfront Lady (1935)
Frisco Waterfront (1935)
Her Master's Voice (1936)
Dancing Feet (1936)
Laughing Irish Eyes (1936)
The Harvester (1936)
We Went to College (1936)
Walking on Air (1936)
Smartest Girl in Town (1936)
Meet the Missus (1937)
There Goes the Groom (1937)
She's Got Everything (1937)
Blond Cheat (1938)
Always in Trouble (1938)
Swing, Sister, Swing (1938)
The Spirit of Culver (1939)
The Family Next Door (1939)
Two Bright Boys (1939)
Music in My Heart (1940)
Melody and Moonlight (1940)
Dancing on a Dime (1940)
Melody Ranch (1940)
Behind the News (1940)
Sis Hopkins (1941)
Rookies on Parade (1941)
Puddin' Head (1941)
Ice-Capades (1941)
Down Mexico Way (1941)
A Tragedy at Midnight (1942)
Yokel Boy (1942)
Remember Pearl Harbor (1942)
Joan of Ozark (1942)
Call of the Canyon (1942)
Shantytown (1943)
Chatterbox (1943)
Thumbs Up (1943)
Sleepy Lagoon (1943)
Here Comes Elmer (1943)
Rosie the Riveter (1944)
Jamboree (1944)
Goodnight, Sweetheart (1944)
Three Little Sisters (1944)
Brazil (1944)
Earl Carroll Vanities (1945)
Hitchhike to Happiness (1945)
Shadow of a Woman (1946)
Make Believe Ballroom (1949)
When You're Smiling (1950)

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