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The Birth of a Star (1944)
Approved
Short | 36 min | Short

The Birth of a Star (1944)

Approved

Short | 36 min | Short

Featurette compilation of three Educational Pictures short subjects: "Dime a Dance," "Getting an Eyeful," and "Cupid Takes a Holiday." Released in 1945 to cash in on Danny Kaye's stardom in "Up in Arms" (1944).

Director

William Watson (archive footage)

Writers

Marcy Klauber (stories "Dime a Dance" and "Getting an Eyeful") | Arthur L. Jarrett (stories "Dime a Dance" and "Getting an Eyeful") (as Arthur Jarrett) | Billy K. Wells (story "Cupid Takes a Holiday")

Producer

Al Christie (version: original)

Editors

Bud Pollard (compilation footage) | Barney Rogan (archive footage)

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Updated Nov 30, 1944

Release date

Nov 1944 (United States)

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Cast	+ Add Cast
10 cast members

Name	Known for
Danny Kaye Nicolai Nicolaiovich, clips from 3 shorts (archive footage) Nicolai Nicolaiovich, clips from 3 shorts (archive footage) See fewer	The Danny Kaye Show (1963)
Hank Henry Comic, clip from 'Dime a Dance' (archive footage) Comic, clip from 'Dime a Dance' (archive footage) See fewer	Pal Joey (1957)
Imogene Coca Dancer, clip from 'Dime a Dance' (archive footage) Dancer, clip from 'Dime a Dance' (archive footage) See fewer	Vacation (1983)
Charles Kemper Henry Groper, clip from 'Getting an Eyeful' (archive footage) Henry Groper, clip from 'Getting an Eyeful' (archive footage) See fewer	Scarlet Street (1945)
June Allyson Harriet (archive footage) (as June Allison) Harriet (archive footage) (as June Allison) See fewer	Executive Suite (1954)
Barry Sullivan Sailor, clip from 'Dime a Dance' (archive footage) Sailor, clip from 'Dime a Dance' (archive footage) See fewer	Cause for Alarm! (1951)
Sally Starr Eleanor, clip from 'Getting an Eyeful' (archive footage) Eleanor, clip from 'Getting an Eyeful' (archive footage) See fewer	Not So Dumb (1930)
Clyde Fillmore Buddy, clip from 'Getting an Eyeful' (archive footage) Buddy, clip from 'Getting an Eyeful' (archive footage) See fewer	The Shanghai Gesture (1941)
Jack Squires Stooge, clip fom 'Getting an Eyeful' (archive footage) Stooge, clip fom 'Getting an Eyeful' (archive footage) See fewer	Dynamite Delaney (1938)
Jack Hartley Stooge, clip from 'Getting an Eyeful' (archive footage) Stooge, clip from 'Getting an Eyeful' (archive footage) See fewer	Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)