Miss Grant Takes Richmond

Name: Miss Grant Takes Richmond
Released: 1949
Rating: 58.65
Cast: James Gleason, William Holden, Janis Carter, George Cleveland, Gloria Henry

1949

Comedy

1h 27m

A bookie uses a phony real estate business as a front for his betting parlor. To further keep up the sham, he hires dim-witted Ellen Grant as his secretary figuring she won't suspect any criminal goings-on. When Ellen learns of some friends who are about to lose their homes, she unwittingly drafts her boss into developing a new low-cost housing development. (imdb)

Miss Grant Takes Richmond

1949

Comedy

1h 27m

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Timon88

Rated 26 Sep 2022

A slight comedy that is, essentially, a LONG TV show that feels like a warm-up for "I Love Lucy"...here, she's an incompetent secretary in way over her head, who somehow manages to run circles around everyone else. William Holden is actually a good foil for her, and the final showdown scene is really quite funny. There are some entertaining fruity lines here and there, like the immortal "I'm always in for Dick!" (Janis Carter's response to "It's Dick--are you in?" when he telephones).

Rated 26 Sep 2022

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PUNQ

Rated 10 Dec 2021

The thing is, I should have loved Miss Grant Takes Richmond (1949) a lot more. Lucille Ball, James Gleason & Frank McHugh, all people that make me laugh every time I see them. And they didn't disappoint this time either. But there was something about this messy plot that wasn't as funny too me. Might have been a mood thing because of my roof dripping thanks to a swift temperature change. Or maybe just the result of it being a very average comedy production.

Rated 10 Dec 2021

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