Where Did You Get That Girl?

Where Did You Get That Girl? is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Arthur Lubin and starring Leon Errol, Helen Parrish and Charles Lang. The title comes from the popular song of the same name, which dates to 1913 and was written by Bert Kalmar and Harry Puck. The song figures prominently in the film.Where Did You Get That Girl? Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 8, Iss. 85, (Jan 1, 1941): 89. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. The plot of the film is about the misadventures of a swing band trying to break into the big time. Helen Parrish plays the band's vocalist.

Plot Poverty stricken musicians borrow instruments from a pawn shop one night and form a band.

Cast Leon Errol as MacDevin Helen Parrish as Helen Borden Charles Lang as Jeff Eddie Quillan as Joe Franklin Pangborn as Digby Stanley Fields as Crandall Tom Dugan as Murphy Joe Brown Jr. as Davey Leonard Sues as Franky Kenneth Lundy as Shrimp Joe Cobb as Tubby

Production The film was based on an original story by Jay Dratler. In August 1940 Universal reported that Stanley Rubin and Hal Brock were writing the script.SCREEN NEWS HERE AND IN HOLLYWOOD New York Times 9 Aug 1940: 18. By October Helen Parrish and Charles Lang were set as lead actors.NEWS OF THE SCREEN New York Times 26 Oct 1940: 18 Filming started 30 October.South America Locale for Dramatic Picture Schallert, Edwin. Los Angeles Times 31 Oct 1940: 13.

Reception The Los Angeles Times called it "a diverting little musical seemingly just missing the hilarious note evidently aimed at."MUSICAL GETS GOOD RATING Los Angeles Times 18 Dec 1940: 20.

Diabolique magazine called it "a joyous, breezy, silly musical made with predominantly young talent; you can feel Lubin being in complete charge of the material and having a ball."

References

Bibliography Fetrow, Alan G. Feature Films, 1940-1949: a United States Filmography. McFarland, 1994.

External links Where Did You Get That Girl? at IMDb Where Did You Get That Girl? at TCMDB