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How To Be Very, Very Popular (1955): Cast

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How To Be Very, Very Popular is a 1955 comedy directed by Nunnally Johnson, starring Betty Grable as Stormy Tornado, Sheree North and Robert Cummings. It runs 1 hour 29 minutes.

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How To Be Very, Very Popular (1955) movie poster
Released
Runtime
1h 29m (89 min)
Director
Nunnally Johnson
Genre
Comedy
Original language
English
After the credits
No No extra scene
The story

What Is How To Be Very, Very Popular About?

The premise of How To Be Very, Very Popular without spoilers.

Rock‑and‑roll bursts onto the screen for the first time as two runaway strippers take refuge in a college fraternity, sparking a series of comic mishaps. Directed by Nunnally Johnson, this 1955 musical comedy features Betty Grable, Sheree North, Robert Cummings, Charles Coburn, Tommy Noonan, Orson Bean, Fred Clark, Alice Pearce, Rhys Williams, Willard Waterman, Leslie Parrish and Jesslyn Fax.

How To Be Very, Very Popular Themes & Keywords

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  • shot to death
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  • newspaper headline
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  • graduation
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Cast & crew

How To Be Very, Very Popular Cast & Characters

Betty Grable leads the cast as Stormy Tornado, with Sheree North as Curly Flagg and Robert Cummings as Fillmore 'Wedge' Wedgewood. Directed by Nunnally Johnson; 15 actors are credited in all.

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From the director

More from Nunnally Johnson

More films directed by Nunnally Johnson, best-rated first: The Three Faces of Eve, The Angel Wore Red, The Man Who Understood Women and Oh, Men! Oh, Women!.

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How To Be Very, Very Popular Also Known As

Also known as “Scandalo al collegio”.

Also known as
  • Scandalo al collegio

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How To Be Very, Very Popular FAQ: Cast & Runtime

Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of How To Be Very, Very Popular, each answered in a sentence.

How long is How To Be Very, Very Popular?

How To Be Very, Very Popular runs 1 hour 29 minutes (89 minutes).

When was How To Be Very, Very Popular released?

How To Be Very, Very Popular was released on July 22, 1955.

Who directed How To Be Very, Very Popular?

How To Be Very, Very Popular was directed by Nunnally Johnson.

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Who is in the cast of How To Be Very, Very Popular?

How To Be Very, Very Popular stars Betty Grable as Stormy Tornado, Sheree North as Curly Flagg and Robert Cummings as Fillmore 'Wedge' Wedgewood, among 15 credited actors.

Does How To Be Very, Very Popular have a post-credit scene?

No. How To Be Very, Very Popular has no extra scene during or after the credits.

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