Too Many Girls | |
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Directed by | George Abbott |
Produced by | Harry E. Edington |
Screenplay by | John Twist |
Based on |
Too Many Girls by George Marion Jr. |
Starring |
Lucille Ball Richard Carlson Ann Miller Eddie Bracken Frances Langford Desi Arnaz Hal Le Roy |
Music by | George Bassman |
Cinematography | Frank Redman |
Edited by | William Hamilton |
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Distributed by | RKO Pictures |
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Running time
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85 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Too Many Girls is a 1940 American musical comedy film directed by George Abbott and written by John Twist. The film stars Lucille Ball, Richard Carlson, Ann Miller, Eddie Bracken, Frances Langford, Desi Arnaz and Hal Le Roy. The film was released on October 8, 1940, by RKO Pictures. Both Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball credited the production for bringing them together. They married on November 30, 1940, less than two months after the film's release.
Mr Casey's daughter, Connie, wants to go to Pottawatomie College and without her knowledge he sends four football players as her bodyguards. The college is in financial trouble and her bodyguards use their salary to help the college. The football players join the college team, and the team becomes one of the best. One of the football players, Clint, falls in love with Connie, but when she discovers he is her bodyguard, she decides to go back East. The bodyguards follow her, leaving the team in the lurch.