Movie: Lillian Russell

Top 10 Billed Cast

Alice Faye
Alice Faye

Lillian Russell

Don Ameche
Don Ameche

Edward Solomon

Henry Fonda
Henry Fonda

Alexander Moore

Edward Arnold
Edward Arnold

Diamond Jim Brady

Warren William
Warren William

Jesse Lewisohn

Leo Carrillo
Leo Carrillo

Tony Pastor

Helen Westley
Helen Westley

Grandma Leonard

Nigel Bruce
Nigel Bruce

William Gilbert

Lynn Bari
Lynn Bari

Edna McCauley

Claud Allister
Claud Allister

Arthur Sullivan

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  • Overview

    Alice Faye plays the title role in this 1940 film biography of the early-20th-century stage star.

  • Release Date

    1940-05-24

  • Average

    6.1

  • Rating:

    3.0 starts
  • Tagline

    The life and loves of the woman whose beauty had the world and its famous men at her feet!

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
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