This article is about the 1933 motion picture. For other articles about other uses of the phrase "Sitty Pretty", see the disambiguation page Sitting Pretty (disambiguation).
| Sitting Pretty | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Harry Joe Brown |
| Produced by | Charles R. Rogers |
| Written by | Lou Breslow Jack McGowan S. J. Perelman Nina Wilcox Putnam (story) Harry Stoddard (story, uncredited) |
| Starring | Jack Oakie Jack Haley Ginger Rogers Thelma Todd |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | November 24, 1933 |
| Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Sitting Pretty (1933) is a musical comedy film telling the story of two aspiring, but untalented, songwriters, played by Jack Oakie and Jack Haley. They are joined by Ginger Rogers and Thelma Todd on their trip from New York to Hollywood to find their fortune. This film was directed by Harry Joe Brown and featured the Pickens Sisters as themselves.
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