Linda Wadsworth rebels against her millionaire grandfather, J. H. Wadsworth, and runs away from home. Unknown to Mr. Wadsworth, she gets a job at one of his many five-and-ten-cents stores as a clerk.
Acting
Gloria Jean's plucky charisma carries every scene.
Costume
Depression-era dime store chic hits different.
Director
Felix E. Feist
Gloria Jean
Linda Wadsworth
Henry Stephenson
J. H. Wadsworth
Kathleen Howard
Sarah Wadsworth
Franklin Pangborn
Mr. Thurtle
Andrew Tombes
Mr. Cook
Marshall Thompson
Roy Connors
Jane Darwell
Mrs. Connors
Lloyd Corrigan
Mr. Connors
Judy Clark
Sandra Sibelius
Jack Gilford
Joey Bagle
Chester Clute
Jerkins
Harold Nicholas
Dancer
Murray Hamilton
Member of Soldier Quartet
Walter Baldwin
Music Conductor
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Gloria Jean was Universal's attempt to create another Deanna Durbin, and this B-picture was part of her rushed contract fulfillment.
The five-and-ten setting romanticizes Woolworth-era retail work that was actually grueling and underpaid — classic Hollywood magic!
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