The Strawberry Blonde
Original Movie Poster
Directed by	Raoul Walsh
Produced by	Executive Producer Hal B. Wallis Associate Producer William Cagney
Written by	Play: James Hagan Script: Julius J. Epstein Philip G. Epstein
Starring	James Cagney Olivia de Havilland Rita Hayworth Jack Carson
Music by	Heinz Roemheld
Cinematography	James Wong Howe
Editing by	William Holmes
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date(s)	February 21, 1941
Running time	97 min.
Language	English

The Strawberry Blonde was a 1941 Warner Brothers feature film starring James Cagney and Olivia de Havilland. It was nominated for an Academy Award in 1941 for Best Scoring of a Musical Picture. The film features songs such as "Bill Bailey", "Meet Me in St. Louis, Louie," and "The Band Played On".

[edit] Synopsis

In 1890s New York City, Biff Grimes (James Cagney) falls in love with society girl and strawberry blonde Virginia Brush (Rita Hayworth). However, Biff's more enterprising "pal" Hugo Barnstead (Jack Carson) wins Virginia's affections. Biff ends up marrying Virginia's less glamorous best friend, Amy Lind (Olivia de Havilland), whom Biff eventually realizes was the right one for him all the time.

[edit] Cast

• James Cagney as T. L. 'Biff' Grimes
• Olivia de Havilland as Amy Lind
• Rita Hayworth as Virginia Brush
• Alan Hale as William 'Old Man' Grimes
• Jack Carson as Hugo Barnstead
• George Tobias as Nicholas Pappalas
• Una O'Connor as Mrs. Timothy Mulcahey
• George Reeves as Harold

[edit] External links

• The Strawberry Blonde at the Internet Movie Database
• The Strawberry Blonde at Allmovie

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