Gasoline Alley (1951 film)
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| Directed by | Edward Bernds |
| Written by | Edward Bernds |
| Based on | Gasoline Alley by Frank O. King |
| Produced by | Milton Feldman |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Lester White |
| Edited by | Aaron Stell |
| Music by | Mischa Bakaleinikoff |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 76 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Gasoline Alley is a 1951 American comedy film directed by Edward Bernds and starring Scotty Beckett, Jimmy Lydon and Susan Morrow.[1] It is based on the comic strip of the same name by Frank King. It was followed the same year by a sequel, Corky of Gasoline Alley.[2]
Plot
[edit]Corky and Skeezix are half-brothers who find themselves in the restaurant business until complications and some family conflicts arise.
Cast
[edit]- Scotty Beckett as Corky
- Jimmy Lydon as Skeezix
- Susan Morrow as Hope
- Don Beddoe as Walt Wallet
- Patti Brady as Judy
- Madelon Baker as Phyllis / Auntie Blossom
- Dick Wessel as Pudge
- Gus Schilling as Joe Allen
- Kay Christopher as Nina
- Byron Foulger as Charles D. Haven
- Virginia Toland as Carol Rice
- Jimmy Lloyd as Harry Dorsey
- William Forrest as Hacker
- Ralph Peters as Reddick
- Charles Halton as Pettit
- Charles Williams as Mortie
- Christine McIntyre as Myrtle
References
[edit]- ^ Dick p.260
- ^ Blottner, Gene (2011). "Gasoline Alley". Columbia Pictures Movie Series, 1926–1955: The Harry Cohn Years. McFarland. ISBN 9780786486724.
Bibliography
[edit]- Bernard F. Dick. Columbia Pictures: Portrait of a Studio. University Press of Kentucky, 2015.
External links
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