Wabash Avenue is a 1950 American musical film directed by Henry Koster and starring Betty Grable . The film was a remake of Grable's earlier hit 1943 film Coney Island .
5-403: Wabash Avenue may refer to: Wabash Avenue (film) Wabash Avenue (Baltimore) Wabash Avenue Bridge , Chicago Wabash Avenue YMCA , Chicago Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Wabash Avenue . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
10-479: A biopic of Chicago songwriter Gus Kahn . Negotiations dissolved but exhibitors had been promised that title so 20th Century Fox hastily substituted a rewrite of its 1943 Coney Island . (The Kahn biopic was made at Warner Bros. in 1951 as I'll See You in My Dreams , with Danny Thomas as Kahn.) The film became a vehicle for Betty Grable with Richard Widmark and Paul Douglas to co-star. The setting
15-457: Is a burlesque queen in a successful dance hall in 1892 Chicago. The owner of the dance hall Mike ( Phil Harris ) has cheated his ex-partner Andy Clark ( Victor Mature ) out of a half interest in the business. Andy schemes to potentially ruin Mike and also hopes to make Ruby a classy entertainer, as well as his own girl. Wabash Avenue , named from a major Chicago street, was reportedly conceived as
20-404: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wabash_Avenue&oldid=933240744 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Wabash Avenue (film) Ruby Summers ( Betty Grable )
25-610: Was to be the 1893 Chicago Exposition. Eventually Widmark was replaced by Victor Mature . Eventually Paul Douglas dropped out and was replaced by Phil Harris. Filming started on 9 May 1949. It was the first in a three-picture contract Koster had with Fox. The film featured five new numbers in addition to some old favourites. 87 sets were constructed included a recreation of Wabash Avenue. Grable enjoyed working with director Henry Koster so much she insisted he direct her next film, My Blue Heaven . Wabash Avenue also received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song for
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