- Release Date: 1950
- Runtime: 88 min
- Genre: Biography, Comedy
- Starring: Robert Cummings, Joan Caulfield, Elsa Lanchester, Melville Cooper ... see all
- Director: Henry Levin
- Plot: An artist famous for his calendar portraits of beautiful women becomes fascinated by a prim and proper professor and tries to get her to pose for his arwork. She declines... Read more
User Reviews
Well remembered film in Post war England
Dec 14, 2006
dennisrkenyon - imdb.com
Dec 14, 2006dennisrkenyon - imdb.com
Like the previous contributor I fondly remember the lovely Joan Caulfield when I saw 'Girl of the year' at the Putney Odeon in London around 1950. As a teen just becoming aware of girls, I saw it four or five... Full review
A colorful film that brightened up a drab post blitz London
Nov 03, 2004
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Nov 03, 2004- imdb.com
I saw this film in 1950 when I was 15 years old. It was so long ago that I cannot comment on its artistic merits or defects. What I can say is that,whether it was because I was 15 or... Full review
Petty, not pretty!
Feb 03, 1999
Kerryman - imdb.com
Feb 03, 1999Kerryman - imdb.com
A terribly dated affair which I doubt was ever entertaining.A supposed comedy with some musical elements. Neither the comedy nor the music works. The makers of the film appear to have a very narrow view of the world and all... Full review
An old-fashioned fun movie.
Nov 16, 1998
David R. Schryer - imdb.com
Nov 16, 1998David R. Schryer - imdb.com
Joan Caulfield is a prim but beautiful college professor. Robert Cummings is an artist with a talent for cheesecake art who has become "serious" but mediocre. After a series of humorous misadventures this improbable pair bring each other to see... Full review
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