Kiss the Boys Goodbye (1941): Cast & Plot
Kiss the Boys Goodbye is a 1941 music film directed by Victor Schertzinger, starring Mary Martin as Cindy Lou Bethany, Don Ameche and Raymond Walburn. It runs 1 hour 25 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 25m (85 min)
- Director
- Victor Schertzinger
- Genre
- Music
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Paramount Pictures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Kiss the Boys Goodbye About?
The premise of Kiss the Boys Goodbye without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Cindy Lou Bethany, a New York chorus girl, misses a Broadway audition and learns her roommate Gwen now works for the show's backer, Top Rumson. Director Lloyd Lloyd and composer Dick Rayburn travel South seeking a classic Southern belle—a role unsuited for their usual star Myra Stanhope. Desperate, Cindy heads South to get them to audition her.
Kiss the Boys Goodbye Themes & Keywords
· 3 tags- director
- singer
- based on play
Kiss the Boys Goodbye Cast & Characters
Mary Martin leads the cast as Cindy Lou Bethany, with Don Ameche as Lloyd Lloyd and Raymond Walburn as Top Rumson. Directed by Victor Schertzinger; 12 actors are credited in all.
- Director Victor Schertzinger
- Mary Martin as Cindy Lou Bethany
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Don Ameche as Lloyd Lloyd - Raymond Walburn as Top Rumson
- Oscar Levant as Dick Rayburn
Also Starring in Kiss the Boys Goodbye
· 8 more- Barbara Jo Allen Myra Stanhope
- Jean Porter Girl Going to Audition (uncredited)
- Jerome Cowan Bert Fisher
- Elizabeth Patterson Aunt Lily Lou Bethany
- Minor Watson Uncle Jefferson Davis Bethany
- Virginia Dale Gwendolyn Abbott
- Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson George
- Connee Boswell Polly
More from Victor Schertzinger
More films directed by Victor Schertzinger, best-rated first: Road to Zanzibar, Road to Singapore, The Fleet’s In and Birth of the Blues.
Kiss the Boys Goodbye Plot Summary
What happens in Kiss the Boys Goodbye from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 1-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Cindy Lou Bethany, Mary Martin, a young performer raised in the South and now a hopeful chorus girl in New York City, longs for a starring role in a big production. An audition to portray a Southern belle in that show becomes her big break, but it ends before she can show Don Ameche what she can do. The film also features Jean Porter in a brief appearance as the Girl Going to Audition (uncredited).
Full summary
The whole story of Kiss the Boys Goodbye, scene by scene
How Well Do You Know Kiss the Boys Goodbye?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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Who plays Cindy Lou Bethany, the Southern-raised chorus girl chasing a starring role?
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Kiss the Boys Goodbye FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Kiss the Boys Goodbye, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Kiss the Boys Goodbye?
Kiss the Boys Goodbye runs 1 hour 25 minutes (85 minutes).
When was Kiss the Boys Goodbye released?
Kiss the Boys Goodbye was released on August 1, 1941.
Who directed Kiss the Boys Goodbye?
Kiss the Boys Goodbye was directed by Victor Schertzinger.
More films by Victor Schertzinger Who is in the cast of Kiss the Boys Goodbye?
Kiss the Boys Goodbye stars Mary Martin as Cindy Lou Bethany, Don Ameche as Lloyd Lloyd and Raymond Walburn as Top Rumson, among 12 credited actors.
Does Kiss the Boys Goodbye have a post-credit scene?
No. Kiss the Boys Goodbye has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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