Miss Grant Takes Richmond

Director: Lloyd Bacon Lloyd Bacon

Overview

In this film, Lucille Ball stars as Miss Grant, an efficient but na?ve secretary hired by William Holden. Ostensibly a legit real estate salesman, Holden is actually the brains of a bookie ring. It takes forever for Ball to tumble to what's going on, but she eventually does.

Product Details

Release Date:	07/05/2011
UPC:	0043396384514
Original Release:	1949
Rating:	NR
Source:	ALLIED VAUGHN
Language:	English
Sales rank:	31,248

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Lucille Ball	Ellen Grant
William Holden	Dick Richmond
Janis Carter	Peggy Donato
Frank McHugh	Mr. Kilcoyne
James Gleason	J. Hobart Gleason
Gloria Henry	Helen White
George Cleveland	Judge Ben Grant
Arthur Space	Willacombe
Will Wright	Roscoe Johnson
Jimmy Lloyd	Homer White
Loren Tindall	Charles Meyers
Ola Lorraine	Jeanie Meyers
Claire Meade	Aunt Mae
Roy Roberts	Foreman
Charles Lane	Woodruff
Harry Harvey	Councilman Reed
Harry Cheshire	Leo Hopkins
Harry V. Cheshire	Leo Hopkins
Nita Mathews	Ruth
Glenn Thompson	Carpenter
Peter Brocco	Bit
Toni Newman	Bit
Marjorie Stapp	Bit
Don Hayden	Bit
Brad Johnson	Bit
Robert Strong	Bit
Bret Hamilton	Bit,Cop
Tom Kingston	Bit
Paul Newlan	Actor,Hood
Syd Saylor	Surveyor
Michael Cisney	Lawyer
Eddie Acuff	Bus Driver
Billy Lechner	Soda Clerk
Charles Marsh	Court Clerk
Wanda Cantlon	Maid
Stanley Waxman	Sig Davis
Cosmo Sardo	Maitre D'
Cliff Clark	Job Boss
Wanda Perry	Ruth
Charles Sullivan	Worker
Ted Jordan	Hood
Jerry Jerome	Hood
Jack Overman	Hood
Michael Ross	Hood
Michael Dunne	Ralph Winton

Technical Credits

Lloyd Bacon	Director
S. Sylvan Simon	Producer

Editorial Reviews

A charming if very lightweight little comedy, Miss Grant Takes Richmond may be little more than a sit-com expanded to feature length -- but it's a very pleasant one. Certainly, the effort to make this slight story fill up its allotted time shows a little here and there, but Grant is such an amiable little film that most viewers won't mind that. Besides, Grant offers Lucille Ball one of her best comedic film roles, and also lets William Holden display his flair for light comedy. Both stars are a great deal of fun, with Ball in fine form as the ditzy but not THAT ditzy secretary and Holden extremely winning as the ambitious bookie whose innate goodness can't be disguised for long. Of equal importance, the two performers evince a genuine chemistry, working together like a well oiled machine. They are ably supported by the always-dependable James Gleason, who is in very good form, and the very amusing Frank McHugh. The players all know how to handle this kind of material, aided by director Lloyd Bacon's deft comic touch. If Grant's screenplay keeps it from being a really special laugher, it's still a pleasant little trifle.