Sweet Rosie O'Grady

For the silent film, see Sweet Rosie O'Grady (1926 film). For the 1896 song, see Sweet Rosie O'Grady (song).

Sweet Rosie O'Grady is a 1943 Technicolor musical film about an American singer who attempts to better herself by marrying an English duke, but is harassed by a reporter. Directed by Irving Cummings, it stars Betty Grable and Robert Young.

Sweet Rosie O'Grady
Directed by	Irving Cummings
Screenplay by	Ken Englund
Story by	William R. Lippman Frederick Stephani Edward Van Every
Produced by	William Perlberg
Starring	Betty Grable Robert Young Adolphe Menjou Reginald Gardiner
Cinematography	Ernest Palmer
Edited by	Robert L. Simpson
Music by	Harry Warren (music) Mack Gordon (lyrics) Leigh Harline Charles E. Henderson Cyril J. Mockridge Herbert W. Spencer
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	October 1, 1943 (1943-10-01)
Running time	74 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$1,185,000
Box office	$2,964,000 (US rentals)

Cast

The cover of sheet music for the titular song from the movie

• Betty Grable as Madeleine Marlowe / Rosie O'Grady
• Robert Young as Sam Magee
• Adolphe Menjou as Thomas Moran
• Reginald Gardiner as Charles, Duke of Trippingham
• Virginia Grey as Edna Van Dyke
• Phil Regan as Mr. Clark
• Sig Ruman as Joe Flugelman
• Alan Dinehart as Arthur Skinner
• Hobart Cavanaugh as Clark
• Frank Orth as Taxi Driver
• Jonathan Hale as Mr. Fox
• George Cockerill as Singer

Box office

Betty Grable was the number one box-office attraction at the time of this film's release. Her other film that year was Coney Island, and both were among the top 10 highest-grossing films of 1943 and two of 20th Century Fox's big money makers that year.

External links

• Sweet Rosie O'Grady at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
• Sweet Rosie O'Grady at the TCM Movie Database
• Sweet Rosie O'Grady at IMDb
• Sweet Rosie O'Grady at AllMovie