Small Town Girl (1953 film)

Small Town Girl
Theatrical release poster
Directed byLászló Kardos
Written byDorothy Cooper
Dorothy Kingsley
Story byDorothy Cooper
Produced byJoe Pasternak
StarringJane Powell
Farley Granger
Ann Miller
S. Z. Sakall
Robert Keith
Nat King Cole
Billie Burke
Bobby Van
CinematographyJoseph Ruttenberg
Edited byAlbert Akst
Music byNicholas Brodszky
André Previn
Albert Sendrey
Production
company
Distributed byLoew's Inc.
Release date
  • April 10, 1953 (1953-04-10)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,438,000[1]
Box office$2,127,000[1][2]

Small Town Girl is a 1953 American musical film directed by László Kardos and starring Jane Powell, Farley Granger, and Ann Miller. Busby Berkeley choreographed several dance numbers. Bobby Van performed the memorable "Street Dance", in which he hopped all around town. The film features song performances by Nat King Cole. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song, "My Flaming Heart", with music by Nicholas Brodszky and lyrics by Leo Robin. It has no relation to the 1936 MGM film of the same title.


  1. ^ a b The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
  2. ^ 'The Top Box Office Hits of 1953', Variety, January 13, 1954