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Release Date:
October 13, 1950
Original Title:
To Please a Lady
Genres:
Action | Romance
Production Companies:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
US: NR
Runtime: 91
Mike Brannon is a former war hero turned midget car racer. His ruthless racing tactics have made him successful but the fans consider him a villain and boo him mercilessly. Independent, beautiful reporter Regina Forbes tries to interview him but is put off by his gruff chauvinism, and when Brannon's daredevil tactics cause the death of a fellow driver, he finds himself a pariah in the sport thanks to her articles. When she finds him earning money as a barnstorming daredevil driver hoping for a comeback, they begin to become mutually attracted.
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Art Direction:
James Basevi
Cedric Gibbons
Assistant Set Decoration:
Ralph S. Hurst
Jack Bonar
Costume Design:
Helen Rose
Director:
Clarence Brown
Director of Photography:
Harold Rosson
Editor:
Robert Kern
Hair Designer:
Sydney Guilaroff
Makeup Artist:
William Tuttle
Original Music Composer:
Bronislau Kaper
Producer:
Clarence Brown
Recording Supervision:
Douglas Shearer
Screenplay:
Barré Lyndon
Marge Decker
Set Decoration:
Edwin B. Willis
Sound:
Charles E. Wallace
Special Effects:
A. Arnold Gillespie
Warren Newcombe
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