Take Care of My Little Girl
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| Directed by | Jean Negulesco |
| Produced by | Julian Blaustein |
| Written by | Peggy Goodin (novel) Julius J. Epstein Philip G. Epstein |
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Jeanne Crain Dale Robertson Mitzi Gaynor Jean Peters Jeffrey Hunter |
| Music by | Alfred Newman |
| Cinematography | Harry Jackson |
| Edited by | William H. Reynolds |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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93 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1,850,000 (US rentals) |
Take Care of My Little Girl is a 1951 drama film directed by Jean Negulesco. It stars Jeanne Crain, Dale Robertson, Mitzi Gaynor and Jean Peters.
The film, shot in Technicolor, is based on the 1950 novel of the same name written by Peggy Goodin.
Liz Erickson (Jeanne Crain) is a young, naive woman who has recently graduated from high school. Along with best friend Janet Shaw (Beverly Dennis), she leaves her parental home to attend Midwestern University, where her mother was once a legendary student.
Liz and Janet dream of being pledged by the elite group of girls who call themselves Tri-U Sorority. Liz thinks that joining a sorority is more important than her education, and is surprised that her roommate Adelaide Swanson (Mitzi Gaynor) is not interested in Tri-U.
During her first weeks of college, Liz has no trouble befriending Tri-U's members, including Dallas Prewitt (Jean Peters), Marge Colby (Betty Lynn), Merry Coombs (Helen Westcott) and Casey Krausse (Carol Brannon). Janet, on the other hand, does not make an impression on the snobbish girls. Neither does shy Ruth Gates (Lenka Peterson), whose mother was a respected Tri-U, but she (unlike Janet) is admitted to the pledge due to her family name. Liz is pledged as well. She feels guilty for seeing her dream come true, while Janet, crushed by the rejection, is leaving the college.
Liz also meets Joe Blake (Dale Robertson), a college senior and former soldier who is opposed to sororities due to their snobbish cliques. Liz is pushed by arrogant Dallas to date Chad Carnes (Jeffrey Hunter), the most popular fraternity boy, whose reputation is as a drunken womanizer. Chad wins her affection but convinces her to help him cheat at an important exam. Her sorority sisters acclaim her as a hero, but Joe disapproves of her lack of ethics.
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