Watch the Birdie (1950 film)

Watch the Birdie
Directed by Jack Donohue
Starring Red Skelton
Arlene Dahl
Ann Miller
Music by George Stoll
Cinematography Paul Vogel
Production
company
Release dates
  • December 11, 1950 (1950-12-11)
Country United States
Language English
Budget $996,000[1]
Box office $1,844,000[1]

Watch the Birdie is a 1950 film comedy starring Red Skelton.

Plot

Everything's going wrong for Rusty Cammeron, a photographer who owns a shop with his pop and grandpop. Rusty owes over $1,000, then loses a camera worth at least that much after borrowing it from another man who suggested Rusty try to take candid pictures of the rich and famous.

One of the latter is Lucia Corlane, an heiress with a yacht. She is being swindled by her estate's manager, Grantland Farns, and a banker named Shanway, who have business interests in the Lucky Vista housing subdivision.

Rusty is asked by Lucia to take pictures of glamorous Miss Lucky Vista for publicity purposes. He ends up in a compromising position with her, making Lucia angry, unaware that the gentlemen betraying her have paid Miss Lucky Vista to seduce the photographer. Rusty has incriminating photos they want back, but the bad guys underestimate him, and Lucia ends up marrying him.

Cast

Reception

According to MGM records the film earned $1,318,000 in the US and Canada and $526,000 elsewhere resulting in a profit of $218,000.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.

External links

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