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Playgirl (1954) [NR]

Featuring:
Shelley Winters, Barry Sullivan, Colleen Miller

Written by:
Robert Blees
Ray Buffum

Directed by:
Joseph Pevney


Release Date:
April 21, 1954

Original Title:
Playgirl

Genres:
Crime | Drama | Mystery | Romance | Thriller

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
US: NR 

Runtime: 85

You call her a 'Playgirl'...but this girl plays for keeps!

Overview from TheMovieDB

If you remember Shelley Winters from "The Poseidon Adventure" or "Bloody Mama," you might tend to forget what a knockout she was early in her career. This film will give you the chance to see her as a sexy nightclub singer teaching her just-in-from-the-sticks friend Colleen Miller the ropes in New York City. When Winters finds out that her married boyfriend Barry Sullivan has fallen for Miller, the recriminations...and bullets...start to fly!

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Overview from Open Movies

Nightclub singer Fran Davis is out to educate her out-of-town friend Phyllis Matthews on the ins-and-outs of life in the Big City. But, par for the course in this Joseph Pevney potboiler, publisher Mike Marsh, Fran's lover and unhappy married man to begin with, falls in love with Phyllis. There is a misunderstanding of the situation by the two girls. The girls quarrel, Marsh is shot, Fran hits the skids and she and Phyllis, to say the least, are on the outs. Then Fran learns that Phyllis is about to be used unwittingly as a decoy in a murder. Fran rides to her friend's rescue.

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Rankings and Honors

Playgirl (1954) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 5.8/10

Performers

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Production

Art Direction:
Alexander Golitzen
Robert Clatworthy

Assistant Director:
Frank Shaw

Costume Design:
Bill Thomas

Director:
Joseph Pevney

Editor:
Carl E. Guthrie
Virgil W. Vogel

Hairstylist:
Joan St. Oegger

Makeup Artist:
Bud Westmore

Music Supervisor:
Joseph Gershenson

Producer:
Albert J. Cohen

Screenplay:
Robert Blees

Set Decoration:
Russell A. Gausman
Ruby R. Levitt

Sound:
Leslie I. Carey
Glenn E. Anderson

Story:
Ray Buffum

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