Post by topbilled on Aug 21, 2024 3:30:13 GMT
Betty Hutton had done some short musical films in the late ’30s, but her screen career was not going anywhere until she came to the attention of Buddy DeSylva. DeSylva was the executive producer at Paramount from 1941 to 1944. He cast Betty in a supporting role in Dorothy Lamour’s war-time picture THE FLEET’S IN. Betty was a smash and realizing she would fast become an audience favorite, DeSylva began to create musical comedy vehicles specifically for her. From 1942 to 1952, Betty made 18 films at the studio. A lot of them were huge box office successes, and one of them paired her again with Lamour, where they played sisters with Diana Lynn.
Check out:
THE MIRACLE OF MORGAN’S CREEK (1944)
INCENDIARY BLONDE (1945)
THE PERILS OF PAULINE (1947)