| The Strawberry Blonde | |
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| Directed by | Raoul Walsh |
| Screenplay by | Julius J. Epstein Philip G. Epstein |
| Based on | One Sunday Afternoon 1933 play by James Hagan |
| Produced by | Hal B. Wallis |
| Starring | James Cagney Olivia de Havilland Rita Hayworth Jack Carson |
| Cinematography | James Wong Howe |
| Edited by | William Holmes |
| Music by | Heinz Roemheld |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Strawberry Blonde is a 1941 American romantic comedy film directed by Raoul Walsh, starring James Cagney and Olivia de Havilland, and featuring Rita Hayworth, Alan Hale, Jack Carson, and George Tobias. Set in New York City around 1900, it features songs of that era such as "The Band Played On", "Bill Bailey", "Meet Me in St. Louis, Louie", "Wait Till The Sun Shines Nellie", and "Love Me and the World Is Mine". It was nominated for an Academy Award in 1941 for Best Scoring of a Musical Picture. The title is most often listed beginning with the word The (as it appears in the opening credits), but the film's posters and promotional materials called it simply Strawberry Blonde.
The film was a more lighthearted remake of the 1933 non-musical movie One Sunday Afternoon, directed by Stephen Roberts and starring Gary Cooper. Unlike that earlier picture, it was a hit. In 1948, Walsh directed a third version of the story, also called One Sunday Afternoon, featuring early 20th-century songs combined with original musical numbers.