That Brennan Girl (1946)
Overview
Raised by Natalie Brennan, a flamboyant and irresponsible mother, Ziggy Brennan gets involved in hustling men at a young age. She hangs around with a wild crowd and learns gets her "street smarts" first from her mother, who wants everyone to think they are sisters, and then from Denny Reagan, an older man. He starts teaching her his tricks of the trade and she falls right in line with his crooked ways. Then one night she meets Martin J. 'Mart' Neilson, a tall, handsome, honest farmer boy who's a sailor and they fall in love. While he's away fighting the war, she discovers she's pregnant.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $750,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.186 |
Directed By
Alfred Santell
Crew
Alfred Santell
Doris Anderson
Adele Palmer
Theodore Lydecker
Russell Kimball
John McCarthy Jr.
Cy Feuer
Arthur Roberts
Howard Lydecker
Peggy Gray
Lewis W. Physioc
George Antheil
James W. Sullivan
Otto Siegel
Bob Mark
Jack A. Marta
TOP CAST
James Dunn
Denny Reagan
Mona Freeman
Ziggy Brennan
William Marshall
CPO Martin J. 'Mart' Neilson
June Duprez
Natalie Brennan
Frank Jenks
Joe, the Cabbie
Dorothy Vaughan
Mrs. Reagan, Denny's Mother
Charles Arnt
Fred, Natalie's 2nd Husband
Rosalind Ivan
Mrs. Merryman, the Nosey Landlady
Fay Helm
Helen, Ziggy's Neighbor
Bill Kennedy
Arthur, Helen's Husband
Connie Leon
Miss Jane, Merryman Resident
Edythe Elliott
Miss Unity, Jane's Sister
Sarah Padden
Mrs. Graves, the Nice Landlady
Jean Stevens
Dottie, Natalie's Friend
Lucien Littlefield
The Florist
Marion Martin
Marion, Natalie's Girl Friend (as Marian Martin)
Lester Dorr
Apartment House Clerk (uncredited)
Paul Harvey
Judge (uncredited)
Louis Jean Heydt
Hefflin (uncredited)
Earle Hodgins
Street Car Conductor (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
(uncredited)
Tommy Ryan
Olivette's Boyfriend (uncredited)
Linda Stirling
(uncredited)
Max Wagner
Moving Man (uncredited)
Chester Clute
Man in Night Club with Quarter
Bert Stevens
Diner at Chinese Restaurant
Brick Sullivan
Furniture Moving Man
Gordon Wynn
Ben
Peter Leeds
Bergie (uncredited)
Charles Quigley
Detective (uncredited)
Tom Dillon
Father Malloy (uncredited)
Isabel Withers
Miss Pendergast (uncredited)
Arthur Space
Mr. Krasman (uncredited)
Joan Blair
Natalie's Friend (uncredited)
James Kirkwood
John Van Derwin (uncredited)
Josephine Whittell
Mrs. Van Derwin (uncredited)
Ralph Sanford
Fatso (uncredited)
Helen Brown
Olivette's Mother (uncredited)
Ruth Robinson
Woman Deputy (uncredited)
Frances Morris
Assistant Matron (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
Boss Upholsterer (uncredited)
Barbara Jean Wong
Nightclub Singer (uncredited)
Duke Johnson
Chinese Juggler (uncredited)
Harry C. Johnson
Chinese Juggler (uncredited)
Guy Zanette
Escort (uncredited)
Daral Hudson
Escort (uncredited)
Tom Burton
Escort (uncredited)
Keith Richards
Escort (uncredited)
Murray Yeats
Minister (uncredited)
Fred Santley
Florist (uncredited)
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