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It's a Great Feeling

It's a Great Feeling

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19495.91h 25m

Overview

A waitress at the Warner Brothers commissary is anxious to break into pictures. She thinks her big break may have arrived when actors Jack Carson and Dennis Morgan agree to help her.

Directed by David Butler
Written by I. A. L. Diamond, Jack Rose, Melville Shavelson
Produced by Alex Gottlieb
Box OfficeBudget: $1.5MRevenue: $2.7M

Top Cast

Dennis Morgan

Dennis Morgan

Dennis Morgan

Doris Day

Doris Day

Judy Adams

Jack Carson

Jack Carson

Jack Carson

Bill Goodwin

Bill Goodwin

Arthur Trent

Irving Bacon

Irving Bacon

RR Information Clerk

Claire Carleton

Claire Carleton

Grace

J

Jean Andren

Headwaitress (uncredited)

L

Lois Austin

Saleslady (uncredited)

Shirley Ballard

Shirley Ballard

Beautiful Girl on Bike (uncredited)

J

Janet Barrett

Michael Curtiz's Secretary (uncredited)

Themes & Keywords

musicalhollywood

About It's a Great Feeling

It's a Great Feeling is a comedy, music film released in 1949 exploring themes of musical, hollywood. Directed by David Butler, it stars Dennis Morgan, Doris Day, Jack Carson. A waitress at the Warner Brothers commissary is anxious to break into pictures. She thinks her big break may have arrived when actors Jack Carson and Dennis Morgan agree to help her.

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