Kathy O'
1958 film by Jack Sher
- September 24, 1958 (1958-09-24)
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Kathy O' is a 1958 American CinemaScope comedy-drama film directed by Jack Sher and starring Dan Duryea, Jan Sterling, Patty McCormack and Mary Fickett.[1]
Plot
Kathy O'Rourke is a child actress who portrays girls such as Shirley Temple on the screen. However, in real life, Kathy is a self-centered brat. Publicity agent Harry Johnson is tasked by the studio with the job of keeping national magazine reporter Celeste Saunders, his ex-wife, from discovering that their child star is a devil and not an angel. Celeste and Kathy become great friends because Celeste treats Kathy as a normal child and not as a star. When Kathy runs away to be with Celeste, Harry is accused of kidnapping her.
Cast
- Dan Duryea as Harry Johnson
- Jan Sterling as Celeste Saunders
- Patty McCormack as Kathy O'Rourke
- Mary Fickett as Helen Johnson
- Sam Levene as Ben Melnick
- Mary Jane Croft as Harriet Burton
- Rickey Kelman as Robert 'Bo' Johnson
- Terry Kelman as Tommy Johnson
- Ainslie Pryor as Lieut. Chavez
- Barney Phillips as Matt Williams
- Mel Leonard as Sid
- Casey Walters as Billy Blair
- Walter Woolf King as Donald C. Faber
- Alexander Campbell as Bixby
- Joseph Sargent as Mike
- Mary Carver as Marge
See also
References
- ^ "Kathy O' (1958)". Turner Classic Movies.
External links
- Kathy O' at IMDb
- Kathy O' at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- Kathy O' at the TCM Movie Database
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